Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP180101153]
Researchers:
Adam Siade
(Chief Investigator)
,
Henning Prommer
(Chief Investigator)
,
James McCallum
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Craig Simmons
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Dr Peter Cook
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Effect of faults and barriers on groundwater flow and solute transport. This project will address the role of faults and dykes on groundwater flow and solute transport. Faults and dykes can act as barriers to groundwater flow, yet faults can also be conduits for flow through otherwise impermeable layers. Understanding their role is critical to assessing the impacts of mining, unconventional gas and water resource developments. This project expects to develop new methods to quantify groundwater flow through and along faults and dykes by combining geological, hydraulic and geochemical approaches with detailed 3D numerical models. The expected outcome will be an improved understanding of the role of faults and barriers in subsurface hydrology, and an improved ability to model complex groundwater systems.
Funding Amount $838,000
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP180101153
- ARC : LP180101153