Method and probe for measuring hydraulic conductivity of soil

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G01N 15/08 (2006.01) E02D 1/00 (2006.01) E21B 7/00 (2006.01) E21B 10/00 (2006.01) E21B 49/00 (2006.01) G01N 33/24 (2006.01) G01V 1/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2485471

Agricultural waste lagoons are the predominant method currently utilized to contain large quantities of livestock by-products such as manure. Clay liners are the most common materials used to line the bottom of storage lagoons in order to prevent waste effluent seepage. Clay liners are an economical lining material and have a hydraulic conductivity of less than 1x10-7 cm/s. Proper containment of waste in storage lagoons is critical to avoid the implications of local groundwater contamination. A hydraulic conductivity probe was designed to alleviate the negative aspects of the current methods used to determine hydraulic conductivity. The probe includes a housing for insertion into the ground, electrical potential gradient means for generating an electrical potential gradient in the ground and pressure sensing means for measuring changes in pressure in the ground.

L'utilisation de bassins pour déchets agricoles constitue actuellement le procédé principal de stockage de grandes quantités de sous-produits du bétail, tels que du fumier. Des sous-couches d'argile sont les moyens les plus couramment utilisés pour recouvrir le fond des bassins de stockage dans le but d'empêcher le suintement des déchets. Ces sous-couches d'argile qui constituent un moyen de garniture économique possèdent une conductivité hydraulique inférieure à 1x10?-7¿ cm/s. Le confinement correct des déchets dans ces bassins de stockage est un point critique pour éviter une contamination ultérieure des eaux souterraines locales. Une sonde de conductivité hydraulique a été conçue pour pallier aux aspects négatifs des procédés actuels mis en oeuvre pour déterminer la conductivité hydraulique. Cette sonde comprend un logement conçu pour être introduit dans le sol, un moyen de génération d'un gradient de potentiel électrique permettant de générer un gradient de potentiel électrique dans le sol et un moyen de détection de la pression permettant de mesurer les changements de pression dans le sol.

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