Section I: Calculation of hydraulic conductivity, K, using Darcys Equation STEP 1: Complete Table 1,...

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Section I: Calculation of hydraulic conductivity, K, using Darcys Equation

STEP 1: Complete Table 1, using the information provided during the class and in the pages attached at the end of this worksheet.

Hints: (1) Consider compiling an Excel or any other spreadsheet to help in your calculations.

(2) Express the values for K in cm/s, m/s and ft/s in scientific notation e.g. 7.1 x 10-7 or 7.1E-07. This will help you identify the different order of magnitudes of K.

Table 1: Data for Calculating K

Data

A

Q

Dl

h2

h1

Dh

q

K

K

K

K

cm2

cm3/s

cm

cm

Cm

cm

cm/s

cm/s

m/s

ft/s

gal/day/ft2

Soil 1

100

0.0001

20

2.0

30.0

-28

q=Q/A

0.00001

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

Soil 2

100

0.01

20

28.0

30.0

-2

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

Soil 3

100

0.0001

20

28.0

30.0

-2

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

7.1 x 10-7

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