Assignment (9) 1- Given the following observations of the water elevation in three wells that are installed in a horizontal,

homogeneous, isotropic, confined aquifer. Determine the magnitude and direction of the hydraulic gradient, the total flow in the aquifer per unit width perpendicular to the flow. The aquifer thickness is 14 m, the porosity is 0.27, and the hydraulic conductivity is 9.5 m/d. Observation well A B C x-coordinate, m 0 230 0 y-coordinate, m 0 0 170 Water elevation, m 26.1 27.4 25.2 1. hA hB hC Jx = Jy =
27.4 26.1 230

= 26.1 m = 27.4 m = 25.2 m = 0.0057 = 0.0053 = 0.0077 = 43.8

26.1 25.2 170

2 2 JY J = JX

= tan

Jy Jx

Q = K J A = 9.5 * 0.0077 * 14 = 1.03 m3 / day /m V act =

Q KJ 9.5 * 0.0077 nA n 0.27

= 0.271 m/day

2- A well 12 in. in diameter penetrates an aquifer to an impermeable stratum 108 ft below the static water table. After a long period of pumping at a rate of 310 gpm, the drawdown in wells 57 and 127 ft from the pumped well is found to be 11.1 and 7.0 ft, respectively, What is the transmissivity of the aquifer? What is the drawdown in the pumped well? Solution Q=
2T (h2 h1 ) Ln(r2 / r1 )

Q = 310 g p m r1 = 57 ft , r2

= 310/7.48 ft3 = 127 ft = 96.9 ft = 101 ft =

QLn(r2 / r1 ) 2 (h2 h1 )

h1 = 108 11.1 h2 = 108 7 Transmissivity T =

310 ln(127 / 57) . 7.48 2(101 96.9)
2

= 1.289 ft2/min

Transmissivity T = 101 hwell hwell Z well = 108 72.66

QLn(r2 / rwell ) 2 (h2 hwell )

310 ln(127 / 0.5) . 7.48 2(101 hwell )

= 1.289 ft2/min = 28.335 = 72.66 ft = 35.43 ft

2. A 30-cm diameter well penetrates vertically through an aquifer to an impermeable stratum located 18.0 m below the static water table. After a long period of pumping at a rate of 1.2 m3/min, the drawdown in test holes 11 and 35 m from the pumped well is found to be 3.05 and 1.62 m , respectively, What is the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer? Express in meters per day. What is its transmissivity? Express in cubic meters per day per meter. What is the drawdown in the pumped well? Solution

Q=

2 K h2 h12 Ln(r2 / r1 )

Q = 1.2 m3 / min r2 = 35 m h2 = 18 1.62 h1 = 18 3.05 , r1 = 11 m = 16.38 m = 14.95 m

K= K=

Q Ln(r2 / r1 ) 2 (h 2 2 h1 )
1.2 Ln (35/11) = 0.01 m/min = 14.2 m/day (16.38 2 14.95 2 )
h2 h1 2

T=K* K=

= 222.6 m2/day = 0.01 m/min = 14.4 m/day

1.2 Ln (35/0.15) (16.38 2 hwell 2 )

16.382 hwell 2

= 208.27 = 7.748 m = 10.252 m

hwell Zwell = 18 7.748