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Characterization of LNAPL distribution in whole domains subject to precipitation by the simplified image analysis method

  • G. Flores
  • , T. Katsumi
  • , T. Inui
  • , H. Ramli

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Abstract

The Simplified Image Analysis Method (SIAM) is a laboratory technique devised to assess the three-phase dynamic saturation ofwater and Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs) in granular soils. This method is based on an extension of the Beer-Lambert Law ofTransmittance that establishes a linear relationship between the saturation of water (Sw), NAPL (So), and their corresponding average optical densities (Di), for pictures taken using two consumer-grade digital cameras attached to two band-pass filters (wavelengths λ=450 and 640 nm). In this study, we use SIAM to characterize the migration of diesel (density ρ=0.865 g/cm3, viscosity ν=7mm2/s), a Light NAPL (LNAPL), when subject to different precipitation conditions (precipitation intensity i=6.6 and 63.2 mm/h) in a one-dimensional column (3.5×3.5×50 cm) filled with Toyoura sand (particle density ρS =2.65 g/cm3, equivalent grain size D60 =0.196).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCoupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics
Subtitle of host publicationFrom theoretical and experimental research to practical applications
PublisherCRC Press
Pages573-577
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781315884905
ISBN (Print)9781138000605
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

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