Year
2020
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) can successfully treat acidic groundwater generated in acid sulphate soil terrains, but the bio-geochemical clogging of reactive granular assembly hinders their effectiveness. The chemical clogging of the porous media has been analysed extensively in previous studies, but they did not include the component of biological clogging. This doctoral study offers comprehensive research into the coupled chemical and biological clogging of a PRB. Laboratory experiments, field investigations, a novel mathematical model and a numerical model were used to simulate the combined effect of geochemistry, microbiology, and geo-hydraulics in PRBs installed in acidic terrains.
Recommended Citation
Medawela, Samarakoon Jayasekara Mudiyanselage Subhani Kanchanamala, Assessment of Bio-Geochemical Clogging in Permeable Reactive Barriers in Acid Sulphate Soil, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2020. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/838
FoR codes (2008)
0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING, 0907 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.