Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
David Dominic (Committee Member), Mark Goltz (Committee Member), Ramya Ramanathan (Committee Member), Robert Ritzi (Committee Chair)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
Permeability, k, can be estimated using the Kozeny-Carman equation, given a grain-size distribution with any number of grain-size categories and the porosity of a sediment. A recursive method was developed to calculate the effective grain-size parameter, d, for sediment mixtures with more than three grain sizes. The method was tested on four sediment models of sand, gravelly sand, sandy gravel, and open-framework gravel created from grain-size distributions. The k estimated from the recursive method were consistent with physical measurements of k.
Page Count
58
Department or Program
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Year Degree Awarded
2010
Copyright
Copyright 2010, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
