Question: Figure 1 shows flow between two long and straight parallel rivers, separated by a section of land of length L, where the free surface of

Figure 1 shows flow between two long and straight parallel rivers, separated by a section of land of length L, where the free surface of the land is subjected to rainfall infiltration of a rate of W. The total heads at the boundaries of the unconfined aquifer of a hydaulic conductivity k, determined by the level of the water in each river, are h 1 and h 2 respectively for the left- and right-hand-side river. The values vary accorging to students' family names (see Table 1). (a) Using the analytical solution in the lecture notes (p.15), estimate the value of the maximum elevation of the water table in the aquifer and its location in the aquifer (x coodinate) (i.e. the groundwater divide). Then, calculate the dischage in each river. Figure 1 (15 marks) (b) Now solve the same problem using SEEP/W using Geostudio2016, idealising the geometry as in Figure 2. You will set the boundary conditions h 1 and h 2 as shown in Figure 2 (the values of h 1 and h 2 in Figure 2 are indicative, each student will use their own values shown in Table 1). Please note that to set h 1 and h 2

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