Conduction of water from seepage pits | |
| Author | Sommart Boonpirugsa |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 9 |
| Subject(s) | Soil percolation Seepage |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | he objective of this thesis is to devise a testing procedure to determine the capacity of particular soils to absorb water from seepage pits extending below the ground water table. The most logical procedure seemed to be to find a method of measuring the hydraulic conductivity of the soil at the site of proposed pits and to relate the capacity of the seepage pit to the conductivity. In this thesis, Hooghoudt's auger-hole test was investigated as a possible method of accomplishing this purpose. In order to study the feasibility of this method, Hooghoudt's auger-hole test was performed at three sites on the campus of Chulalongkorn University where the water table was near the surface. Seepage pits were later constructed at the same sites, and the outflow from the pits under a falling head was measured. Hooghoudt's formula was used to compute the hydraulic conductivity. The hydraulic conductivity obtained by this computation was then compared with that computed from the inflow to the auger hole. The results showed the auger-hole test to give values of conductivities that in each case were on the safe side with respect to the performance of the corresponding pits. It was concluded that the auger-hole test is a promising method for obtaining data upon which the design of seepage pits (extending below the ground water table) can be based. |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1979 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, 1961 |