Description

The Guelph Permeameter is a ‘constant head’ Permeameter that operates in accordance with the principle of the Mariotte bottle. After boring a hole the Guelph Permeameter is placed. The water from the Permeameter slowly flows into the auger hole and penetrates into the soil. At a certain moment a saturated ‘bulb’ is formed and the out-flow of water from the storage cylinder reaches a constant value (that is measured). These measuring data together with the diameter of the auger hole and the level of the water in the auger hole, are used to determine the (saturated) hydraulic conductivity of the soil

The Guelph Permeameter allows soil permeability for multiple depth, multiple head heights all in the same bore hole. The Guelph Permeameter is the ideal instrument obtaining in-situ hydraulic conductivity data, when designing a Landfill Site for Monitoring Hazardous Waste Disposal or Hydrological Investigations in Drainage or Soil Erosion Studies Meeting the requirements of ASTM – 5126

The complete standard set, for measurement up to a depth of 75 cm, fits in a carrying bag and, among other items, contains: the Guelph Permeameter, a tripod, drill bits, a vacuum test manual pump, a fold-up jerry can and various accessories

Applications:

Infiltration research

Soil permeability research

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