Test Plan to Assess Fire Effects on the Function of an Engineered Surface Barrier.

Ward, A. L. ; Berlin, G. T. ; Cammann, J. W. ; Leary, K. D. ; Link, S. O.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Hanford reservation;    Fires;    Biological effects;    Radioactive waste facilities;    Geochemistry;   

RP-ID  :  DE2008940999

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Wildfire is a frequent perturbation in shrub steppe ecosystems, altering the flora, fauna, atmosphere, and soil of these systems. Research on fire effects has focused mostly on natural ecosystems with essentially no attention on engineered systems like surface barriers. The scope of this project is to use a simulated wildfire to induce changes in an engineered surface barrier and document the effects on barrier performance. The main objective is to quantify the effects of burning and the resulting post-fire conditions on alterations in soil physical properties, hydrologic response, particularly the water balance, geochemical properties, and biological properties. A secondary objective is to use the lessons learned to maximize fire protection in the design of long-term monitoring systems based on electronic sensors.