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RB 97/00047 Briefing on the potential for ASR at the MFP, The Levels, site.
Potential for ASR at the untested The Levels site is identified in up to 3 Quaternary and 2 Tertiary aquifers, depending on the validity of interpreted aquifer properties as interpolated from nearby tested and operating ASR sites. A site-specific...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 97/00045 Briefing on Adelaide South Parklands aquifer storage and recovery potential.
MESA has been approached by civil engineering firm B.C. Tonkin and Associates to help with assessing the possibility of developing an aquifer storage and recovery scheme in the Adelaide South Parklands. Their client the Adelaide City Council is...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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Bull 051 Engineering Geology of the Adelaide City Area
The importance of engineering geology has been emphasised since the 1950s. when construction commenced in the city of a new generation of multistorey buildings. Foundation drilling along with geological and geophysical services provided by the...-
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RB 66/00999 Palaeontological examination of material collected from three sand-producing water wells situated between Angle Vale and Gawler.
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Published: 29 Feb 1972
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RB 71/00182 Geological Survey - Proposed building, chest clinic, North Terrace town acre 28, Hd Adelaide. Foundation investigations, design stage - Public Buildings Department.
Two cable-tool foundation investigation holoo were drilled by Mines Department personnel to Public Buildings Department purchase order C1452D5. Locations arc shown in Figure 1. These holes were requested in order to determine foundation conditions...-
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Published: 10 Nov 1971
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RB 71/00061 Stratigraphy and engineering properties of the soil and rock horizons beneath the Adelaide city area, Hds Adelaide and Yatala.
The geological conditions and rock and soil properties existing beneath the Adelaide city area, have, of necessity, become more important as both the size of buildings, and the extent of construct ion has increased. Drilling and excavation in the area...-
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Published: 08 Apr 1971
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RB 74/00185 Adelaide subway study reconnaissance drilling North Adelaide. Report on geological investigations - Director General of Transport.
A programme of reconnaissance drilling has been completed in the North Adelaide and Torrens Valley areas to assist in the selection of a route for the proposed Adelaide Metropolitan Subway. The drilling was carried out to augment knowledge of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 75/00038 Northern Adelaide Plains groundwater study, Stage 2, 1968-1974.
This report is a progress report to supplement a previous report - "The Northern Adelaide Plains Groundwater Study to May 1968". As a result of the investigations since that time more detail is available on the Quaternary aquifers, recharge to the...-
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Published: 10 Nov 1975
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RB 75/00070 Recharge investigations, northern margin of the Milang Basin. Milang-Langhorne Creek area.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 74/00002 Willunga Basin investigation. Progress report no. 1 - a summary of work to December 1973 and proposed future investigations.
A borehole survey has been carried out in the Willunga Basin, 30 km south of Adelaide, beginning a new investigation of its hydrogeology. Although the groundwater resources of the Basin are being developed rapidly, there is little useful...-
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Published: 07 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00153 Dental training centre, North Terrace, City of Adelaide, town acre 29. Report on foundation investigations - Public Buildings Department.
Drilling of one cable tool hole has revealed a uniform horizontal succession of unconsolidated sediments which correlate well with previous drilling on the adjacent Chest Clinic site. The strata consist of: Topsoil (0-2m) - 1.5 to 2m of moderately...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 76/00018 Elizabeth West waste disposal area - Hydrogeology and pollution potential, Hundred Munno Para, secn 4053.
Immediately beneath the Elizabeth West waste disposal area, between depths of 6m and at least 128m, is a series of Pleistocene and Tertiary confined aquifers. A site visit and examination of departmental records has indicated that: • The area is one...-
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Published: 18 Feb 1976
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RB 76/00032 Hilton Bridge, Burbridge Road, secns Parklands, Hd Adelaide. Foundation investigations - South Australian Railways.
Three cable tool holes have been drilled to investigate the foundation conditions for a proposed new bridge over the railway line, on Burbridge Road, Hilton. Drilling disclosed a near horizontal sequence of Quaternary and Tertiary sediments which are...-
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Published: 11 Mar 1976
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Northern Adelaide Plains groundwater review.
The availability of good quality groundwater from two Tertiary confined aquifers (T1 and T2) under the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP) has encouraged the development of over 3000 hectares of horticulture in the area since the 1950s. At present,...-
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Kangaroo Flat hydrogeological investigation - Pump test results.
The aim of the present investigation was to determine the hydraulic properties of the Tertiary T2 aquifer and the leakage properties of the overlying confining bed of the Port Willunga Formation. A pump test, involving four production wells and one...-
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