Geotechnical investigation and testing. Geohydraulic testing - Pumping tests

BS EN ISO 22282-4:2012 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Geohydraulic testing. Pumping tests

BS EN ISO 22282-4:2012 establishes requirements for pumping tests as part of geotechnical investigation service in accordance with EN 1997-1 and EN 1997-2.

A pumping test consists in principle of:

— drawing down the piezometric surface of the groundwater by pumping from a well (the test well)

— measuring the pumped discharge and the water level in the test well and piezometers, before, during and after pumping, as a function of time.

BS EN ISO 22282-4:2012 applies to pumping tests performed on aquifers whose permeability is such that pumping from a well can create a lowering of the piezometric head within hours or days depending on the ground conditions and the purpose. It covers pumping tests carried out in soils and rock.

The tests concerned by BS EN ISO 22282-4:2012 are those intended for evaluating the hydrodynamic parameters of an aquifer and well parameters, such as:

— permeability of the aquifer

— radius of influence of pumping

— pumping rate of a well

— response of drawdown in an aquifer during pumping

— skin effect

— well storage

— response of recovery in an aquifer after pumping.

BS EN ISO 22282 consists of the following parts, under the general title Geotechnical investigation and testing — Geohydraulic testing:

Part 1: General rules

Part 2: Water permeability tests in a borehole using open systems

Part 3: Water pressure tests in rock

Part 4: Pumping tests

Part 5: Infiltrometer tests

Part 6: Water permeability tests in a borehole using closed systems