Thermal impact of large-size building on groundwater in the area of Adam Mickiewicz University research station

Authors:

• Monika Okońska,
• Michał Oleksiewicz,
• Marek Andrzej Marciniak

Abstract

During the groundwater monitoring in the area of AMU Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences research station, increased water temperature in observation wells located in the vicinity of the building has been reported. In the article the thermal impact degree of buildings on groundwater in the research area was determined. For this purpose, (1) the water temperature measurements in various observation wells for 2002-2015 were summarized; (2) the hydraulic conductivity values of the aquifer determined by field method in two periods of building activity were compared; (3) temperature distribution profiles in the selected observation wells were done, and (4) thermography images of the research object were made. There was also calculated the amount of heat Q emitted into the environment by building complex. The study used data from the observation well located inside the WNGiG building.