Hydrogeology Flashcards

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Hydrologic Budget Equation

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dSt = P - E +/- R +/- U
dSt - change in total storage
P - precipitation
E - evapotranspirations
R - runoff
U - underflow (GW inflow - GW outflow)

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Groudwater Inventory Equation

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dS = I - O
dS - change in total aquifer storage
I - input or recharge to aquifer
O - output of discharge from aquifer

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Total Energy of Aquifer Equation

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E = v^2/2g + z + P/rho
E - total energy or total head
v - velocity of groundwater
g - gravity acceleration
z - elevation of groundwater above ref. elevation
P - pressure
rho - specific weight of water

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Total Head in Unconfined Aquifer Equation

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E = z1 - z2 = h
E - energy potential
z1 - higher elevation head
z2 - lower elevation head
h - head loss between two points

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Porosity Equation

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n = Vv/V x 100%
Vv - void volume
V - total volume of material (solid + void)

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Effective Porosity Equation

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ne = (Ws - Wr / Ws - Wo) x Vv/V x 100%
Ws - weight of saturated sample
Wr - weight of sample after gravity drainage
Wo - weight of air dried sample

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Specific Yield Equation

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Sy = (Vw drained / V) x 100%
Vw drained - volume of water gravity drained from sample
V - total volume of sample

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Specific Retention Equation

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Sr = Vw retained / V x 100%
Vw retained - volume of water retained in sample after gravity drain
V - total volume of sample

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What is Sy + Sr

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Specific retention plus specific yield is porosity

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Storativity Equation for Unconfined Aquifer

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S = +/- Vw / A dh
Vw - volume of water
A - unit surface area
dh - water level

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Storativity Equation for Confined Aquifer

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S = b Ss
b = saturated thickness of the aquifer
Ss - specific storage

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Hydraulic Conductivity Equation

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K = ki gamma/mew
ki - intrinsic permeability
gamma - specific weight of fluid
mew - dynamic viscosity of fluid

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Transmissivity Equation

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T = K b
K - hydraulic conductivity
b - saturated thickness of aquifer

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Hydraulic Gradient Equation

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i = dh / L
dh - change in head between two wells
L - horizontal distance between two wells

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Darcy’s Law

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vd = - K dh/L = Q/A or Q = - K i A
vd - specific discharge
K - hydraulic conductivity
dh/L or i = hydraulic gradient
Q - volumetric discharge per unit time
A - cross sectional area thru which flow occurs

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Darcy’s Law in terms of Transmissivity

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Q = T/b i (b x w) = T i w
T - transmissivity
b - average saturated thickness of aquifer
i - hydraulic gradient
w - average width of aquifer

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Dupuit Equation for Unconfined Flow

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Q = -1/2 K (ht1^2 - ht2^2)/L x w
K - hydraulic conductivity
ht1 - height of water table in well 1
ht2 - height of water table in well 2
L - distance along flow path between to wells
w - width of aquifer

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Groundwater Velocity Equation

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Vs = K i / ne
K - hydraulic conductivity
i - hydraulic gradient
ne - effective porosity

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Salt Water Intrusion Equation

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Z = 40 ht
Z - depth of fresh water - salt water interface
ht - height of potentiometric surface above sea level

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Connate Water

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water trapped in the pores of a sedimentary rock at the time of deposition

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Effective Porosity

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percentage of total volume of a soil or rock that consists of interconnected pore space. Sometimes used analagously to specific yield.

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Field Capacity

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Quantity of water held by soil or rock against the pull of gravity

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Head

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A measure of the potential energy of a fluid at any given point with respect to a given datum

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Hydraulic Conductivity

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The capacity of a porous medium to transmit fluid. Depends on fluid properties (specific weight and dynamic viscosity) and properties of the medium (intrinsic permeability).

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Intrinsic permeability
property of the porous medium that measures the relative ease with which a fluid can be transmitted through it under a hydraulic gradient. It is dependent on pore size.
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Permeability
measures the relative ease of flow through aquifer under unequal pressure
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Porosity
percentage of bulk volume of rock or soil that is occupied by void space
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Specific Retention
Ratio of the volume of water a soil or rock can retain against gravity drainage to the total volume of the soil or rock (%)
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Specific Storage
Amount of water per unit volume of a saturated formation that is stored or expelled from storage due to compressibility of mineral skeleton and pore water per unit change in head.
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Specific Yield
Ratio of the volume of water that drains from a saturated soil or rock due to gravity to the total volume of soil or rock (%)
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Storativity
Volume of water that a permeable unit releases from or takes into storage per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in head. | In unconfined aquifer, storage = specific yield.
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Transmissivity
The capacity of an aquifer to transmit water of the prevailing kinematic viscosity. | gpd/ft or ft^2/day