aquifuge
aquifuge
[′ak·wə‚fyüj] (geology)
An impermeable body of rock which contains no interconnected openings or interstices and therefore neither absorbs nor transmits water.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
where K and K' are the permeability coefficients of the aquifer and the
aquifuge, respectively; P and I are the water pressure and the hydraulic gradient, respectively; and L and w are the seepage length and the section area, respectively.
Bai, Seepage Characteristics of Top Stratum of Ordovician System and Its Application Study as Key
Aquifuge, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, China, 2008.
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