Some of My Papers

Svenson, E. T. Schweisinger, L.C. Murdoch, 2008, Field evaluation of the hydromechanical behavior of flat-lying fractures during slug tests. Journal of Hydrology, 359, v. 1-2. 30-45.

Murdoch, L. C., J.R. Richardson, Q.Tan, S. C. Malin, and C. Fairbanks, 2007.
Reply to the discussion by Au and Yeung on “Forms and sand transport in shallow hydraulic fractures in residual soil. V. 44, n. 12.1476-1478.

Svenson, E. T. Schweisinger, L.C. Murdoch,Analysis of the hydromechanical response of a flat-lying fracture to a slug test. Journal of Hydrology (2007) 347, 35– 47

Schweisinger, T., L.C. Murdoch, C.O. Huey. 2007, Design of a removeable borehole extensometer. Journal of Geotechnical Measurement. V 30 n. 3, p. 202-211.

Harrar, W., L.C. Murdoch, B. Nillson, K. Klint. Field characterization of vertical bromide transport in a fractured glacial till. Hydrogeology Journal. On-line publication http://www.springerlink.com/content/283h02817k231n5j/fulltext.pdf

Murdoch, L.C., J. R. Richardson, Q. Tan, S.Malin, C. Fairbanks, 2006 Forms and sand transport in shallow hydraulic fractures in residual soil. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, V. 43(10), Oct. 1061-1073.

Murdoch, L.C. and L. Germanovich. 2006. Analysis of a deformable fracture in a permeable material. International Journal of Numerical and Analytica Methods in Geomechanics, 30:529-561.

Ross, C., Murdoch, L. C., Freedman, D. L. and Siegrist, R. L. 2005. Characteristics of potassium permanganate encapsulated in polymer. ASCE J. Environ. Eng . , v. 131. n. 5, 1203-1211.

Bradner, G. and L.C. Murdoch. 2005. Effects of skin and hydraulic fractures on the performance of an SVE well. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. v.77, issue 4, May, 271-297.

Kelly, S.E., and L.C. Murdoch, 2003. Measuring the hydraulic conductivity of shallow submerged sediments. Ground Water. v.41, n.4. p. 431-439.

Murdoch, L.C. and S.E. Kelly. 2003. Factors affecting the performance of conventional seepage meters. Water Resources Research. v. 39. n. 6, 2-1.

Murdoch, L.C. and W.W. Slack. 2002. Forms of hydraulic fractures in shallow, fine-grained formations. Journal of Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering. V. 128, no. 6, p. 479-487.

Murdoch, L.C. 2002. Mechanical analysis of an idealized shallow hydraulic fracture. Journal of Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering. v. 128, no. 6, p. 488-495.

Freedman, D.L., L.C. Murdoch. T. Karanfil, T.A. DeVol, A. Schank, and L. Drumm. Evaluation of reactive barrier materials for in situ treatment of TCE and Technicium-99. WEFTEC, October 13-17, Atlanta, GA, 2001

Murdoch, L.C. and others. Remediation of organic chemicals in the vadose zone, in Vadose Zone, Science and Technology Solutions. Chapter 7. pp 948-1247. R.Falta and B. Looney eds. Battelle Press, 2000.

Roulier, Mike, Mark Kemper, Souhail Al-Abed, Larry Murdoch, and Wendy Davis-Hoover. Feasibility of electrokinetic soil remediation in horizontal Lasagna cells, Journal of Hazardous Materials, B77, 161-176. 2000

Murdoch, L.C., W.W. Slack, W.G. Harrar, R.L. Siegrist. Embedded sidewall samplers and sensors to monitor the subsurface. Ground Water , v.38, n. 5. p. 657-664, 2000

Uber, J.G. and L.C. Murdoch. Evaluation of hopscotch method for transient groundwater flow. J. Hydrau. Eng . , ASCE, v. 126, n. 8, August 2000, p. 615-626.

Murdoch, L.C., W.W. Slack, W. Harrar, B. Nilsson, and R. Siegrist. Sidewall sensors for monitoring fractured clay till. Journal of Nordic Hydrology, 30, no. 4/5, 1999.

Chen, J-L, Al-Abed, Bryndzia, and Murdoch, L.C. Cation transport and partitioning during a field test of electroosmosis. Water Resources Research, v. 35, no. 2, pg. 3841-3851, Dec. 1999.

Siegrist R.L., K. S. Lowe , L.C. Murdoch, T.L. Case, and D. A. Pickering. In situ oxidization by fracture emplaced reactive solids. Jour of Environ. Eng. ,v. 125, n. 5, 429-440. 1999.

Chen, J-L. and Murdoch, L.C. In-situ electroosmosis between horizontal electrodes: a field test. J. Geotech. And Geoenviron. Eng., v. 125, no. 12, 1090-1100. 1999.

Murdoch, L.C. and J-L. Chen. Effects of conductive fractures during in situ electroosmosis: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 55, 239-262, 1997.

Murdoch, L.C. Forms of hydraulic fractures created during a field test in fine-grained glacial drift, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 28, 23-35, 1995.

Murdoch, L.C. and J. Franco. Analysis of constant head wells using instantaneous source functions, Water Resources Research v. 30, (1) 117-124, 1994.

Murdoch, L.C. Transient analysis of an interceptor trench, Water Resources Research, 30(11), 3023-3032, 1994.

Vesper, S. L.C. Murdoch, S. Hayes, and W. Davis-Hoover. Slow-release oxygen sources for bio-remediation in soils. Journal Hazardous Materials, 36, 265-274, 1994.

Murdoch, L.C. Hydraulic fracturing of soil during laboratory experiments: methods and observations, Geotechnique, 43(2), 255-265, 1993.

Murdoch, L.C. Hydraulic fracturing of soil during laboratory experiments: propagation, Geotechnique, 43(2), 266-276, 1993.

Murdoch, L.C. Hydraulic fracturing of soil during laboratory experiments: theoretical analysis, Geotechnique, 43(2), 277-287, 1993.

Du, Y., A, Aydin, and L.C. Murdoch. Incremental growth of a shallow hydraulic fracture at a waste remediation site, Oakbrook, Illinois from inversion of elevation changes. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 30(7), 1273-1279, 1993.

Wang, Stodt, Steirman and Murdoch. Mapping hydraulic fractures using a borehole-to-surface electrical resistivity method. Geoexploration. 28, 1991.

Reviewed Conference Publications

Schweisinger,T., E. Svenson, L.C. Murdoch. 2005. Transient Changes in Fracture Aperture During Hydraulic Well Tests in Fractured Gneiss. Proceedings Georgia Water Resources Conference, ed. K.J. Hatcher. April 25-27, 2005. University of Georgia. 4 pages.

Svenson, E. T. Schweisinger L.C. Murdoch. Air-slug, low-pressure straddle packer system to facilitate characterization of fractured bedrock. Proceedings Georgia Water Resources Conference, ed. K.J. Hatcher. April 25-27, 2005. University of Georgia.

Murdoch and Lakshmi. Prospectus of the Greater Santee River Basin as a Hydrologic Observatory. Presented at the CUAHSI Hydrologic Observatory Meeting, Ogden, Utah. Aug. 2004, 10 pages.

Slack, W.W. and L. C. Murdoch. Passive ISCO with permanganate installed by hydraulic fracturing techniques. Fourth International Battelle Conference on the Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California. 24-27 May, 2004.

Castle, J.W. , D.A. Bruce, S.E. Brame, D.Brooks, R.W. Falta, L.C. Murdoch. 2004. Design and Feasibility of Creating Gas-Storage Caverns by Using Acid to Dissolve Carbonate Rock Formations -- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Paper Number 91436.

Murdoch, L.C., T. Schweisinger, E. Svenson, L.Germanovich , 2004. Measuring and analyzing transient changes in fracture aperture during hydraulic well tests: preliminary results. Dynamics of Fluids in Fractured Rock. Witherspoon Conference, Feb. 10-14, 2004.

Freedman, D.L., L.C. Murdoch. T. Karanfil, T.A. DeVol, A. Schank, and L. Drumm. Evaluation of reactive barrier materials for in situ treatment of TCE and Technicium-99. WEFTEC, October 13-17, Atlanta, GA, 2001

Slack, W.W., Lawrence C. Murdoch, and Dave Butler, “Recovering Free Product from Clay Using Hydraulic Fractures” in Proceedings of Battelle Second International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA. May, 2000.

Slack, W.W. and Lawrence C. Murdoch, “Hydraulic Fractures to Improve In Situ Remediation” in Proceedings of Battelle Second International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA. May 2000.

Davis-Hoover, W. J., L. T. Bryndzia, M. H. Roulier, L. C. Murdoch, M. Kemper, P. Cluxton, S. Al-Abed., W. W. Slack, and S. J. Vesper. 1999. In Situ Bioremediation utilizing Horizontal LASAGNA tm . In Leeson, A. and Alleman, B. C. (Ed.) Engineered Approaches for In situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination - 5(2), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH. pp 263-267.

Siegrist, R.L., K.S. Lowe, L.C. Murdoch, and A.M. Struse. In situ chemical treatment using hydraulic fracturing to emplace Fe methal and KMnO4 reactive solids. Proceedings of the Conference on Abiotic In Situ Technologies for Groundwater Remediation. Aug. 31-Sept 2, 1999, Dallas, Texas.

Murdoch, L.C., W.W. Slack, W. Harrar, R. Siegrist, and T. Whiting. Sidewall sensors for measuring in situ properties. Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds Conference Proceedings, Monterey, CA, May 18-21, 1998.

Murdoch, L.C., W.W. Slack, W. Harrar, B. Nilsson, and R. Siegrist. Sidewall sensors for monitoring fractured clay till. Proceedings of the Mass Transport in Fractured Aquifers and Aquitards Conference. Copenhagen, DK. May 14-16, 1998.

Murdoch, L.C., W.W. Slack, W. Harrar, R. Siegrist, and T. Whiting. Arrays of sidewall sensors to monitor subsurface conditions. 4 th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Boston, Mass. Aug. 9-13, 1998.

Murdoch, L.C., W. Slack, R. Siegrist, S. Vesper, T. Meiggs, Hydraulic fracturing advances. Civil Engineering, May 1997, 10A-12A.

Murdoch, L.C., W. Slack, R. Siegrist, S. Vesper, T. Meiggs , Advanced hydraulic fracturing methods to create in situ reactive barriers. Proceedings of the International Containment Technology Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 9-12, 1997, St. Petersburg, FL

Chen, J.-L., and Murdoch, L. Field demonstration of in situ electroosmosis between horizontal electrodes. Proceedings ASCE 1997 Annual Convention, Minneapolis, Minn, Jan. 1997.

Wolf, A. And L.C. Murdoch. A field test of air flow to a hydraulic fracture, NGWA Outdoor Action Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 1993.

Du, Y., A. Aydin, and L.C. Murdoch. Incremental growth of a shallow hydraulic fracture. 34th Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Madison, WI, June 27-30, 1993.

Davis-Hoover, W., S. Vesper and L.C. Murdoch, Delivery techniques and enhancement of bioremediation for in situ restoration of contaminated subsurface soils. Subsurface Restoration Conference, Dallas, TX, June 21-24, 1992.

Murdoch, L.C. Some recent developments in delivery and recovery: hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling, ETEX’92, Washington, D.C., 1992.

Murdoch, L.C. In situ delivery and recovery of liquids to facilitate corrective actions, Chapter 5 in RCRA Corrective Action and Stabilization Technologies, USEPA, EPA/625/R-92/014, October, 1992.

Murdoch, L.C., M. Kemper, and A. Wolf. Hydraulic fracturing to improve delivery and recovery. Air and Waste Management Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Feb. 1992.

Schroeder, S., D. Mckenzie, and L.C. Murdoch, Soil vapor extraction from hydraulic fractures in glacial till: initial field testing in Chicago, Illinois. Air and Waste Management Conference, Kansas City, MO, June 21-26, 1992.

Davis-Hoover, W., L.C. Murdoch, and S. Vesper. Hydraulic fracturing to improve nutrient and oxygen delivery for in situ bioremediation. First International Symposium on In Situ and On-site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, April, 1991.

Uber, J. And L.C. Murdoch. Monte Carlo optimization of interceptor trench network for contaminated groundwater remediation. American Geophysical Union Conference, December, 1991.

Spence, R.C., A. Bodocsi, and L.C. Murdoch. State of stress and hydraulic fracturing potential in soil/bentonite cutoff walls, Proceedings of 21st Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar, October, 26, 1990.

Vesper, S.J. M. Naranyswamy, L.C. Murdoch, Wendy Davis-Hoover.Hydraulic fracturing to enhance in situ bioreclamation of in situ soils. Applied Biotechnology for Site Remediation.

Murdoch, L.C. G. Losonsky, I. Klich, and P. Cluxton. Hydraulic fractures to increase fluid flow. Contaminated Soil ‘90, ed. F. Arendt, M. Hinsenfeld, and W.J. van der Brink, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 1087-1094, 1990.

Murdoch, L.C. Increased permeability of soils by hydraulic fracturing--a field test, Proceedings of 21st Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar, October, 26, 1990.

Murdoch, B. Patterson, G. Losonsky, B. Harrar. A review of innovative technologies for delivery and recovery for the remediation of hazardous waste sites. Final report EPA/600/S2-89/066, 1989.

Murdoch, L.C. A field test of hydraulically fracturing glacial till. Proceedings of 15th Annual USEPA Research Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, 1989.