CIVE316
Sustainable Water Engineering
Unit 6:
Supplementary Lecture
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 1
, Content
• Basic concepts for groundwater
• Pumping test
• Multiple wells
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 2
, Basic concepts
1. Why is Darcy’s law needed in deriving
groundwater equations
2. Why are the solutions for confined and
unconfined aquifers different
3. Is specific storage needed in steady flow
4. What is the purpose of pump test and the
principles involved
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 3
Sustainable Water Engineering
Unit 6:
Supplementary Lecture
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 1
, Content
• Basic concepts for groundwater
• Pumping test
• Multiple wells
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 2
, Basic concepts
1. Why is Darcy’s law needed in deriving
groundwater equations
2. Why are the solutions for confined and
unconfined aquifers different
3. Is specific storage needed in steady flow
4. What is the purpose of pump test and the
principles involved
Unit 5 (Week 6) CIVE316 -- Ping Dong -- 3