Mechanics of Aquitard Drainage by Aquifer-System Compaction and Its Implications for Water-Management in the North China Plain

Chen Su; Zongyu Chen; Jiang Chen; Yuhong Fei; Jingsheng Chen; Baoqian Duan

doi:10.1007/s12583-014-0440-8

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Chen Su, Zongyu Chen, Jiang Chen, Yuhong Fei, Jingsheng Chen, Baoqian Duan. Mechanics of Aquitard Drainage by Aquifer-System Compaction and Its Implications for Water-Management in the North China Plain. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(3): 598-604. doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0440-8

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Chen Su, Zongyu Chen, Jiang Chen, Yuhong Fei, Jingsheng Chen, Baoqian Duan. Mechanics of Aquitard Drainage by Aquifer-System Compaction and Its Implications for Water-Management in the North China Plain. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(3): 598-604. doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0440-8

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Chen Su, Zongyu Chen, Jiang Chen, Yuhong Fei, Jingsheng Chen, Baoqian Duan. Mechanics of Aquitard Drainage by Aquifer-System Compaction and Its Implications for Water-Management in the North China Plain. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(3): 598-604. doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0440-8

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Mechanics of Aquitard Drainage by Aquifer-System Compaction and Its Implications for Water-Management in the North China Plain

doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0440-8

Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China

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Corresponding author: Zongyu Chen, chenzy88@hotmail.com
Received Date: 01 Aug 2013
Accepted Date: 18 Feb 2014
Publish Date: 01 Jun 2014

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The deformation of aquitard is the main contribution to land subsidence in the North China Plain, and the water released from aquitard compaction may be a large portion of the exploited groundwater. In this study, the consolidation test was employed to understand the mechanics on the drainage and deformation of aquitard. The results suggested the strain of aquitard mainly resulted from the difference of hydraulic head between aquifers. And it was decreased with depth of aquitard at the same hydrodynamic pressure. In contrast with the interbed within aquifers, the aquitard was deformable when it was compressed. The weakly bound water was significantly released when the void ratio was about 0.44-0.45, and the EC of water released from the aquitard was decreased with the compacting process. The data from the consolidation test suggested that the pumping of groundwater from aquifer Ⅲ might be less contribution to the land subsidence with respect to other aquifers in the future.
- Quaternary aquifer,
- clay,
- consolidation test,
- double layer,
- land subsidence

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