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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DN 900 PIPELINE INTERCONECTION FROM MAFRAQ TO KHALIFA CITY (A)

4. DEWATERING CALCULATIONS
4.1. Radius of Influence during Dewatering

The most accurate method of estimating Radius of Influence (Ro) is to perform an aquifer
test at the same flow rate at which dewatering will occur; however, an aquifer test conducted
at such a high flow rate may itself cause migrations of fine materials which may cause
settlement of nearby shallow founded structures.

Therefore, the dewatering flow rate required to achieve the necessary drawdown and the
associated value of Ro must be estimated from an empirical relationship developed by
Sichardt (Powers, 1992). Using the value of hydraulic conductivity as mentioned above, the
Ro for an unconfined aquifer can be readily calculated using the following equation:

Where;
Ro - Radius of influence in m
C - Flow Constant which is usually taken as 3000 for radial flow, 1500-2000 for line to
trenches or well points.
H - The total head of the water table aquifer in m.
h - The total head of the dewatered aquifer in m.
k - Hydraulic conductivity, in m/s.

4.2. Dewatering Discharge

The total discharge (Q) for a well-point arrangement can be expressed as below:

nq
Where;
Q - Total Discharge Rate m3/sec.
n - Total No. of well points.
q - Discharge or Flow Rate per well point.

Where;
k - Hydraulic conductivity, in m/s.
H - The total head of the water table aquifer in m.
h - The total head of the dewatered aquifer in m.
Ro - Radius of influence in m(calculated above).
r - Effective Radius of Dewatering in m'.

Form : GD/SI-33
[Issue : 01 / 26.10.2010 ], [Rev : 01 / 30.10.2011]