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A tracer takes 100 days to travel from W well-1 to W well-2 which are 100 m apart. The elevation of water surface in W ell-2 is 3 m below that in W ell-1. Assuming porosity equal to 15%, the coefficient of permeability (expressed in m/day) is ________

  1. (A) 0.30
  2. (B) 0.45
  3. (C) 1.00
  4. (D) 5.00

Correct answer: (D) 5.00

Solution

Seepage velocity = 100 m / 100 days = 1 m/day; Darcy velocity = 1 * 0.15 = 0.15 m/day; hydraulic gradient = 3/100 = 0.03; permeability k = 0.15/0.03 = 5 m/day. The answer is 5.00, option 3, not 0.45.

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