Three piezometers have been installed in the confined aquifer having a uniform thickness of 4.6 m. and a hydraulic conductivity of 2x 104 m/s. 140m 61m 510m 235m C E 12292m EL 122.03m E 1205lm Aquiclude Aquifer 6m Aguiclude a) Compute the hydraulic gredient. b) Compute the transmissivity in m2/day. c) Compute the flow rate per unit width of the aquifer in liters/day.

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Three piezometers have been installed in the
confined aquifer having a uniform thickness of
4.6 m. and a hydraulic conductivity of
2 x 104 m/s.
Be
140m
61m
S10m
235m
C
EL 12292m
EL 122.03m
E 120.5 Im
Aquiclude
Aquifer
6m
Aquiclude
a) Compute the hydraulic gredient.
b) Compute the transmissivity in m2/day.
c) Compute the flow rate per unit width of
the aquifer in liters/day.
Transcribed Image Text:Three piezometers have been installed in the confined aquifer having a uniform thickness of 4.6 m. and a hydraulic conductivity of 2 x 104 m/s. Be 140m 61m S10m 235m C EL 12292m EL 122.03m E 120.5 Im Aquiclude Aquifer 6m Aquiclude a) Compute the hydraulic gredient. b) Compute the transmissivity in m2/day. c) Compute the flow rate per unit width of the aquifer in liters/day.
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