A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale) Piezometer P 55.2 m Piezometric Surface Aquiclude Aquifier: Piezometer Q Aquiclude 34.1 m L = 2500m The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through the aquifer from piezometer location P to 0 (in days. round off to 1 decimal place) is
A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale) Piezometer P 55.2 m Piezometric Surface Aquiclude Aquifier: Piezometer Q Aquiclude 34.1 m L = 2500m The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through the aquifer from piezometer location P to 0 (in days. round off to 1 decimal place) is
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![A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as
shown in the figure (not drawn to scale)
Piezometer P
55.2 m
Piezometric Surface
Aquiclude
Aquifier:
Piezometer Q
Aquiclude
34.1 m
L = 2500m
The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The
aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the
distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through
the aquifer from piezometer location P to Q (in days, round off to 1 decimal place) is](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbe204fad-ee76-46ba-8a00-9e0435bbb23b%2F760263ac-161a-4471-a506-cba6c40aa8a9%2Fib2ryo_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as
shown in the figure (not drawn to scale)
Piezometer P
55.2 m
Piezometric Surface
Aquiclude
Aquifier:
Piezometer Q
Aquiclude
34.1 m
L = 2500m
The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The
aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the
distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through
the aquifer from piezometer location P to Q (in days, round off to 1 decimal place) is
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