Abstract
During the past 5 to 10 years research into ground water
protection has proved that fractures in clay till may increase the
hydraulic conductivity and herby the vulnerability of the ground
water considerably. However, research has not identified a
non-expensive and efficient method to map the fracture conditions
of the various clay tills. Tests performed at the Danish
Geotechnical Institute with large undisturbed columns of clay till
show that there is a relation between the strength of the clay
till and the hydraulic conductivity. Geotechnical methods may
therefore be the key to determine the character of a certain type
of clay till and hereby find the necessary tool in future
geographical mapping of the vulnerability of the ground water
resources.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Geotechnical Conference, NGM 2000 |
| Place of Publication | Helsinki |
| Publisher | Finnish Geotechnical Society |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Event | 13th Nordic Geotechnical Conference - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 5 Jun 2000 → 6 Jun 2000 Conference number: 13 |
Conference
| Conference | 13th Nordic Geotechnical Conference |
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| Number | 13 |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 05/06/2000 → 06/06/2000 |