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Storage coefficient
Unit weight of water
Porosity
Compressibility of pore water
Compressibility of the pores
Thickness of aquifer
Confined ground water flow equation
Assumptions
1. Complete penetration
of well into the aquifer
2. Steady state of flow
A 30cm diameter well completely penetrates a
confined aquifer of permeability 45m/day. The
length of the strainer is 20m. Under steady state
of pumping the drawdown at the well was found
to be 3m and the radius of influence was 300m.
Calculate the discharge.
Q=150010-3/60=0.025 m3/s
h2=40-2=38 r2=75m
h1=40-3.5=36.5 r1=25m
Solving, K=7.82310-5 m/s
T=KH=3.1310-3 m2/s
Solving, hw=28.49 m
Sw=40-28.49 = 11.51m
Open wells
They are sunk to a depth of 10m and lined.
Flow is through the joints and other opening and at
the bottom or lower portions of the well
When the water in an open well is pumped out, the
water level lowers
Difference between water table elevation and water
level inside the well is called depression head (H)
Flow into the well (Q) is proportional to H
T=80/60 hrs
h1 = 2.5
h2 = 2.5-1.8 = 0.7 m
K/A = 0.955 /h
A= /4(4)2
Q=(K/A).A.H =36 m3/h
Seawater intrusion
Seawater intrusion is the movement of seawater
into fresh water aquifers due to natural processes
or human activities. Seawater intrusion is caused
by decreases in groundwater levels or by rises in
seawater levels.