CE 141-2 HW #3

Solve the following:

1. A trench 100 ft long is excavated 300 ft away and is parallel to a river bank. A sand aquifer is
20 ft thick and similar to that shown in Fig. 3-6 The river water surface is 30 ft above the
horizontal bottom of the aquifer. If the water depth in the trench must be maintained at 6ft,
at what rate must water be pumped from the trench? How far from the trench will the
aquifer cease to be saturated?

2. An aquifer slopes away from a river, as shown in Fig. 3-7 The hydraulic conductivity of the
aquifer which is 30 ft thick is known to be 0.2 ft/day. The water is 40 ft deep in the river, and
the bottom of the trench is 30 ft below the bottom of the river and 600 ft away from the
edge of the river. The trench is 40 ft deep. Will water flow out of the trench without
pumping? If so, what will be the rate of flow?

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