In situ estimation of subsurface hydro-geomechanical properties using the groundwater response to  semi-diurnal Earth and atmospheric tides

Rau, Gabriel C.; McMillan, Timothy C.; Andersen, Martin S.; Timms, Wendy A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4301-2022

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In situ estimation of subsurface hydro-geomechanical properties using the groundwater response to semi-diurnal Earth and atmospheric tides

Gabriel C. Rau, Timothy C. McMillan, Martin S. Andersen, and Wendy A. Timms

Gabriel C. Rau

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

gabriel.rau@newcastle.edu.au

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-5255

School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

Institute of Applied Geosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

Timothy C. McMillan

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

School of Mineral and Energy Resource Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Martin S. Andersen

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Wendy A. Timms

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6114-5866

School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia

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This work develops and applies a new method to estimate hydraulic and geomechanical subsurface properties in situ using standard groundwater and atmospheric pressure records. The estimated properties comply with expected values except for the Poisson ratio, which we attribute to the investigated scale and conditions. Our new approach can be used to cost-effectively investigate the subsurface using standard monitoring datasets.

This work develops and applies a new method to estimate hydraulic and geomechanical subsurface...