Question: 1 0 marks ( b ) Groundwater flows with a velocity of 6 1 0 - 5 m s through a confined aquifer. The pressure

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(b) Groundwater flows with a velocity of 610-5ms through a confined aquifer. The pressure in the aquifer is 35kNm2, and the elevation of the aquifer with respect to mean sea level is 13m :
Calculate the total energy per unit weight of the fluid in the aquifer.
Calculate the total energy per unit mass of the fluid in the aquifer.
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If the effective porosity of the aquifer is 0.3, calculate the actual velocity of groundwater flow.
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1 0 marks ( b ) Groundwater flows with a velocity

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