Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


KSU-THESIS.pdf (3.96 MB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Simulation of Groundwater Flow System in Sand-Lick Watershed, Boone County, West Virginia (Numerical Modeling Approach)

Safaei Jazi, Ramin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1375983541

Abstract Details

2012, MS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Earth Sciences.
Determining the hydraulic properties of aquifer and aquitards (K,T,and S) is very important in hydrogeologic studies. These parameters can be identified by methods such as laboratory permeability and borehole hydraulic response test. Because these approaches are sometimes costly, involving drilling test holes, and often may not be feasible, numerical modeling approaches can be considered as alternatives. In the following study, numerical modeling is applied to simulate groundwater flow system to determine the hydraulic properties of a weathered/fractured zone in a valley located within the Appalachian Plateau Geomorphic Province. The Appalachian Plateau is characterized by relatively flat-laying but intensely eroded bedrock, comprising cyclical sequences of Pennsylvanian age sedimentary bedrock dominated by sandstone, siltstone, shale, coal, claystone, and occasionally limestone. Fractured/weathered sandstone is potentially the main bedrock groundwater transmitting formation. The extent of fractures is from the ground surface to about 120-150 ft (or roughly 30-40m) under the ground surface. The main groundwater flow occurs from within the intergranular pore space through fractures and along bedding planes of the bedrock. The water level at a perennial stream in the valley can be considered as the phreatic ground-water level. Therefore, the elevation points along this stream may serve as model calibration points. Because the outflow from the valley is almost entirely via the creek, and creek water represents the groundwater level all along the valley, the model is calibrated and verified by the creek water elevations and the amount of water discharging through the valley. The site- specific hydrogeologic interpretation and evaluation technique presented in this study may be very well applicable to the significant portions of the Allegheny Plateau with similar geomorphologic, tectonic and lithologic characteristics.
Yoram Eckstein, Professor (Advisor)
72 p.
Geology; Hydrologic Sciences
Hydraulic property; Aquifer; Numerical modeling; Appalachian Plateau

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Safaei Jazi, R. (2012). Simulation of Groundwater Flow System in Sand-Lick Watershed, Boone County, West Virginia (Numerical Modeling Approach) [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1375983541

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Safaei Jazi, Ramin. Simulation of Groundwater Flow System in Sand-Lick Watershed, Boone County, West Virginia (Numerical Modeling Approach). 2012. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1375983541.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Safaei Jazi, Ramin. "Simulation of Groundwater Flow System in Sand-Lick Watershed, Boone County, West Virginia (Numerical Modeling Approach)." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1375983541

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

kent1375983541
1,338
© 2012, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Kent State University and OhioLINK.