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INTRUSION
w
z x , y
h x , y
s w
z x , y Gh x , y
Where:
Z(x,y) is the depth to the saltwater interface below sea level at location (x,y) (L; ft or m)
h(x,y) is the elevation of the water table above sea level at point (x,y) (L; ft or m)
w is the density of fresh water (M/L3; g/cm3)
s is the density of salt water (M/L3; g/cm3)
Ex.
The steady fresh-saline interface is located 43 m below
sea level 500 m inland from the shoreline in an
unconfined aquifer. Determine the elevation of the water
table above this point.
Glovers model
2 qx q
2
z
K K
q
xo
2K
2 qx
z
K
2qx
h f
K
q
zo
K
Ghyben-Herzberg model
Ex.
The salt-water interface 80 m from the shoreline is
located 27.5 m below sea level in an unconfined coastal
aquifer. If the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is 11.8
m/day, determine the fresh water discharge from the
aquifer into the sea using Ghyben-Herzberg model and
Glovers model. Assume steady state conditions.
Q '0 x
Qw
x xw y 2
1
B
1 2
x
ln
2
2
2
K
4K x xw y
2
Strack
isotropic
Homogeneous aquifer
or G
1
f
s f
Qw
xs xw 1
; ys c
Q'0, x xw
2
1 1 / 2
21 ln
1
1 1 / 2
1
KB 2 1
2
Q'0 x xw
and
Qw
Q '0 x x w
where
Ex.
If a production well pumping at a constant rate of 5 L/s is
constructed 800 m from the shoreline of the coastal
aquifer. The hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is 8.6
m/day and the horizontal impervious stratum is located
57 m below sea level. Determine the new location of the
toe of the fresh-saline interface under steady conditions.
Does brackish water occur?
B = 57 m, Q = 1.6 m3/day/m, Qw = 5L/s = 432 m3/day,
K = 8.6 m/day, x = 800 m, xo = 215 m
2
w
a
a x
2
h
K 1 G
2
2
w
R
r
h2
2 K 1 G
Ex.
An infinite-strip island has a width of 2 km. The
permeability of the sediments is 10-2 cm/s and there is a
daily accretion of 0.13 cm/day:
- Compute a water table profile across the island;
- Then determine the interface depth.
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