36 - Groundwater Hydrology
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What is permeability?
💡 Hint: Think about how water flows through different materials.
Name two factors that affect permeability.
💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of materials.
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What does the term 'permeability' refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about water moving through different layers.
Darcy's law is applicable in what type of flow?
💡 Hint: Consider flow conditions.
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If you have a confined aquifer with a storage coefficient of 10⁻⁴ and the hydraulic head increases by 2 m, what is the increase in storage volume for an area of 1 hectare?
💡 Hint: Use the formula carefully considering units.
A well in an unconfined aquifer discharges 0.5 m³/s with a hydraulic gradient of 0.02. If the saturation thickness is 5 m, what is the required permeability?
💡 Hint: Calculate A using saturated thickness and consider the flow's area.
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