Two boreholes are located at points A and B along the same flowline. The soil between them has a hydraulic conductivity of 3.0 space cross times 10 to the power of negative 5 end exponent feet per second and a porosity of 40%. Water flows from B to A in the water table aquifer. A 500 X 100 foot landfill cell is planned to be built between points A and B as shown. The bottom of the landfill cell must be at least 5 feet above the water table at all points.

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1. What is the hydraulic gradient between points A and B.

2. What is the minimum elevation of the waste cell.

3. Estimate the travel time for contaminants to reach point A if the protective liner of the landfill cell fails and contaminated liquid seeps into the groundwater. 

Two boreholes are located at points A and B along the same flowline. The soil between them has a hydraulic conductivity of 3.0 space cross times 10 to the power of
negative 5 end exponent feet per second and a porosity of 40%. Water flows from B to A in the water table aquifer. A 500 X 100 foot landfill cell is planned to be built
between points A and B as shown. The bottom of the landfill cell must be at least 5 feet above the water table at all points.
100- 100 | 100 |
water table'
slov 229.75'
Duck!
North
500
500
water table
elev 223.25
Transcribed Image Text:Two boreholes are located at points A and B along the same flowline. The soil between them has a hydraulic conductivity of 3.0 space cross times 10 to the power of negative 5 end exponent feet per second and a porosity of 40%. Water flows from B to A in the water table aquifer. A 500 X 100 foot landfill cell is planned to be built between points A and B as shown. The bottom of the landfill cell must be at least 5 feet above the water table at all points. 100- 100 | 100 | water table' slov 229.75' Duck! North 500 500 water table elev 223.25
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K=3×10-5 ft/secn=40%Landfill cell- 500×100 ft

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1. What is the hydraulic gradient between points A and B.

2. What is the minimum elevation of the waste cell.

3. Estimate the travel time for contaminants to reach point A if the protective liner of the landfill cell fails and contaminated liquid seeps into the groundwater. 

 

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