Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION: Water <<>> Water Use <<>> Properties Of Water <<>> Hydrogeologic Cycle <<>> Water Classification <<>> Specific Conductance And PH <<>> Hydrogeology <<>> Historical Development <<>> Units <<>> Unit Conversions <<>> Elementary Statistics <<>> Problems

Chapter 2 - AQUIFER BASICS: Aquifers <<>> Ground-Water Basics <<>> Aquifer Classification By Function <<>> Aquifers And Environmental Problems <<>> Problems

Chapter 3 - CONFINED, UNCONFINED, KARST AND FRACTURED ROCK AQUIFERS: Types Of Confined Aquifers <<>> Types Of Unconfined Aquifers <<>> Karst Aquifers <<>> Fractured Rock Aquifers

Chapter 4 - GROUND-WATER STORAGE: The Ideal Aquifer <<>> Homogeneity And Isotropy <<>> Porosity <<>> Effective Porosity <<>> Specific Yield <<>> Measuring Porosity And Specific Yield <<>> Example 4.1 <<>> Example 4.2 <<>> Example 4.3 <<>> 4.7 The Storage Coefficient <<>> 4.8 Storage In Elastic Confined Aquifers <<>> Utilizing The Storage Coefficient <<>> Example 4.4 <<>> Example 4.5 <<>> Example 4.6 <<>> Example 4.7 <<>> Example 4.8 <<>> Example 4.9 <<>> Example 4.10 <<>> Example 4.11 <<>> Summary Of The Storage Definitions <<>> Storage In Nonelastic Confined Aquifers <<>> Example 4.12 <<>> Example 4.13 <<>> Estimating The Storage Coefficient <<>> Example 4.14 <<>> Double Porosity <<>> Fractured Rock Properties <<>> Problems

Chapter 5 - HYDRAULIC HEAD AND GROUND-WATER FLOW: Forces, Pressure, Energy And Ground Water <<>> Hydraulic Head <<>> Change In Head <<>> Potentials And Ground-Water Flow <<>> Equipotentials And Boundary Conditions <<>> Equipotentials And Stratification <<>> Flowing Wells <<>> The Hydraulic Gradient <<>> Mapping Ground-Water Flow <<>> Flow Nets <<>> Example 6.1 <<>> Example 6.1 <<>> Example 6.1 <<>> The Water Table <<>> Water Table Fluctuations

Chapter 6 - DARCY'S LAW AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Darcy's Law <<>> Hydraulic Conductivity <<>> Transmissivity <<>> Classification Of Transmissivity <<>> Example 6.1 <<>> Gallons Per Day Per Foot (Gpd / Ft) <<>> Validity Of Darcy's Law <<>> Darcy's Law And Other Physical Concepts <<>> Utilizing Darcy's Law <<>> Example 6.2 <<>> Example 6.3 <<>> Example 6.4 <<>> Example 6.5 <<>> Dupuit Assumptions <<>> Example 6.6 <<>> Ground-Water Velocity <<>> Example 6.7 <<>> Scale <<>> Hydraulic Conductivity Of Fractured Rock <<>> Saturated Flow And Dispersion <<>> Example 6.8 <<>> Ground-Water Contamination <<>> Problems

Chapter 7 - FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE: Soil Moisture <<>> Example 7.1 <<>> Capillary Fringe <<>> Example 7.2 <<>> Unsaturated Flow And Darcy's Law <<>> Example 7.3 <<>> Problems

Chapter 8 - GROUND-WATER RECHARGE AND DISCHARGE: Rejected Recharge <<>> Seepage To And From Streams <<>> Lakes And Wetlands <<>> Ground-Water Interaction Between Lakes And Wetlands <<>> Wetlands <<>> Novitzki's Wetland Classification <<>> Plants As Indicators <<>> Potentiometric Surface As An Indicator <<>> Ground-Water Temperature <<>> Equipotentials As Indicators <<>> Springs <<>> Problems

Chapter 9 - GROUND-WATER STEADY FLOW PROBLEMS: Steady Flow In A Confined Aquifer <<>> Example 9.1 <<>> Example 9.2 <<>> Example 9.3 <<>> Example 9.4 <<>> Steady Flow In An Unconfined Aquifer <<>> Example 9.5 <<>> Example 9.6 <<>> Example 9.7 <<>> Unconfined Flow Affected By Infiltration <<>> Example 9.8 <<>> Example 9.9 <<>> Example 9.10 <<>> Example 9.11 <<>> Problems

Chapter 10 - COASTAL AND ISLAND AQUIFERS: Point-Water Head <<>> Example 10.1 <<>> Example 10.2 <<>> Coastal Aquifers <<>> Example 10.3 <<>> Island Aquifers <<>> Example 10.4 <<>> Example 10.5 <<>> Tidal Activity <<>> Example 10.6 <<>> Example 10.7 <<>> Problems

Chapter 11 - PUMPING TEST BASICS: Stressing The System <<>> Observation Of Ground Water <<>> Drawdown <<>> Drawdown Due To Dewatering <<>> Partial Penetration <<>> Drawdown And Ground-Water Boundaries <<>> The Cone Of Depression <<>> Ground-Water Flow Conditions <<>> Capture Zones <<>> Ground-Water Velocity And The Cone Of Depression <<>> Characteristics Of Capture Zones <<>> Example 11.1 <<>> Example 11.2 <<>> Example 11.3 <<>> Graphs And Tables <<>> Duration Of Tests And Data Collection <<>> Problems

Chapter 12 - AQUIFER TESTS: CONFINED AQUIFERS: The Theis Solution <<>> Theis Time-Drawdown Method <<>> Example 12.1 The Theis Time-Drawdown Solution (Metric). <<>> Example 12.2 The Theis Time-Drawdown Solution (English). <<>> Theis Distance-Drawdown Method <<>> Example 12.3 <<>> Relationship Between µ And W(µ) <<>> Utilizing The Theis Solution <<>> Example 12.4 <<>> Example 12.5 <<>> Example 12.6 <<>> Example 12.7 <<>> Example 12.8 <<>> The Cooper-Jacob Solution <<>> Utilizing The Cooper-Jacob Solution <<>> Example 12.9 <<>> Example 12.10 <<>> Example 12.11 <<>> Example 12.12 <<>> Example 12.13 <<>> Example 12.14 <<>> Sheahan's Original Z(µ) Equation <<>> Z(µ) Applications For Pumping Test Analysis <<>> Improving Z(µ): Eliminating The Limitations. <<>> Z(µ) Time-Drawdown Graphical Application <<>> Example 12.15 <<>> Z(µ) Distance-Drawdown Graphical Application <<>> Variability In Transmissivity And Storage <<>> Problems

Chapter 13 - REGRESSION ANALYSIS: Cooper-Jacob Solution Revisited <<>> Linear Regression Analysis <<>> Linear Regression Analysis Notation <<>> The Error Tolerance <<>> The Z(µ) Table <<>> Example Problem 13.1 <<>> Historical Aquifer Test Results For Specific µ Values <<>> Example Problem 13.2 <<>> Example Problem 13.3 <<>> Example Problem 13.4 <<>> Problems

Chapter 14 - AQUIFER TESTS: Leaky Confined And Unconfined Aquifers: Analysis Of Leaky Confined Aquifers <<>> Leaky Confined Aquifer With Storage In The Confining Layer <<>> Leaky Confined Aquifer With No Storage In The Confining Layer <<>> Example 14.1 <<>> Case 2 Alternative Solution: Hantush Inflection Point Method <<>> Example 14.2 <<>> Pseudo Leaky Conditions <<>> Water Table Aquifers With No Delayed Yield <<>> Predicting Drawdown Due To Dewatering <<>> Example 14.3 <<>> Example 14.4 <<>> Water Table Aquifers With Delayed Yield <<>> Example 14.5 <<>> Problems

Chapter 15 - GROUND-WATER RECOVERY METHODS: Recovery Methods <<>> Recovery Analysis: Theory <<>> Residual Drawdown Graph Solution <<>> Time-Recovery Graph Method <<>> Estimating The Storage Coefficient From Recovery Data <<>> Bruin And Hudson Solution <<>> Usdi Equation <<>> Example 15.1 <<>> Kasenow's Solution <<>> Example 15.2 <<>> Kasenow - USDI Method <<>> Example 15.3 <<>> Limitations Of The Storage Methods <<>> Calculating The (S / So) Ratio <<>> Problems

Chapter 16 - VARIABLE PUMPING RATE SOLUTIONS: Birsoy And Summers Variable Pumping Rate Solution <<>> Example 16.1 <<>> Variable Discharge Recovery Test <<>> Kawecki's Method <<>> Example 16.2 <<>> Problems

Chapter 17 - STEADY-STATE METHODS: The Theim Solution <<>> Example 17.1 <<>> The Transient Nature Of The Theim Equations <<>> Leaky Confined Aquifers <<>> Example 17.2 <<>> Problems

Chapter 18 - BOUNDARY CONDITIONS: Hydrogeologic Boundaries <<>> Image Well Theory <<>> Step By Step Graphical Solution <<>> Hantush's Solution For A Recharge Boundary <<>> Example 18.1 <<>> Estimating Drawdown Using Image Well Theory <<>> Example 18.2 <<>> Recharge From The Stream To The Aquifer <<>> Example 18.3 <<>> Example 18.4 <<>> Discharge From The Aquifer To The Stream <<>> Estimating Transmissivity Using Stream Discharge <<>> Estimating Transmissivity Under Barrier Boundary Conditions <<>> Problems

Chapter 19 - STEP-DRAWDOWN ANALYSIS: Introduction <<>> Well Loss Coefficient <<>> Step-Drawdown Test: Jacob Solution <<>> Example 19.1: The Jacob Step-Test Solution <<>> Example 19.2: The Jacob Step-Test Solution <<>> Step-Drawdown Test: Kasenow's Solution <<>> Example 19.3: The Kasenow Step-Test Solution <<>> The Jacob-Kasenow Step-Test Solution <<>> Example 19.4: The Jacob-Kasenow Step-Test Solution <<>> Step-Drawdown Test: Bierschenk's Multiple Pumping Rate Solution <<>> Example 19.5: The Bierschenk Graphical Step-Test Solution <<>> Bierschenk's Method Using Regression Analysis <<>> Example 19.6: The Linear Regression Step-Test Solution <<>> Comparing Bierschenk And Kasenow Solutions <<>> Determining Coefficients C And B Without A Step-Drawdown Test <<>> Example 19.7: Determining Coefficients C And B Without A Step- Drawdown Test #1 <<>> Example 19.8: Determining Coefficients C And B Without A Step- Drawdown Test #2 <<>> Other Methods To Determine Sa <<>> Example 19.9: Determining Sa Using The Theis Solution <<>> Planning A Step-Drawdown Test <<>> Problem Indicators <<>> Drawdown And The Production Well <<>> The Skin Factor <<>> Application Of The B Coefficient: The Effective Well Radius <<>> Example 19.10: Estimating The Effective Well Radius <<>> Coefficients B And C Are Not Constant <<>> Estimating Transmissivity Using Step-Test Data <<>> Cooper-Jacob Equation <<>> Z(µ) Solution <<>> Ogden's Method <<>> Simplified Specific Capacity Equations <<>> Example 19.11: When Well Loss Is Negligible <<>> Example 19.12: Using The Simplified Specific Capacity Equation: <<>> Example 19.13: Using Ogden's Solution: <<>> Example 19.14: Using The Cooper - Jacob Graphical Method <<>> Example 19.15: Using Sheahan's Z(µ) Equation And Kasenow's Z(U) Tables <<>> Example 19.16: When Well Loss Is Not Negligible <<>> Step-Test Tables For Transmissivity <<>> Example 19.17: Using The Step-Test Tables <<>> Problems

Chapter 20 - PRODUCTION WELL ANALYSIS: Introduction <<>> Well Efficiency <<>> Example 20.1 <<>> Example 20.2 <<>> Adjusting Drawdown For Well Efficiency <<>> Specific Capacity Equations <<>> Example 20.3 <<>> Correcting For Dewatering Around A Pumping Well In A Water Table Aquifer <<>> Example 20.4 <<>> Razack And Huntley Equation <<>> Estimating Transmissivity From Specific Capacity Using Meyer's Graph <<>> Specific Capacity Tables <<>> Example 20.5 <<>> Kasenow's Solution <<>> Example 20.6 <<>> Developing A Specific Capacity Equation <<>> Partial Penetration <<>> Example 20.7 <<>> Predicting Pumping Well Discharge <<>> Example 20.8 <<>> Example 20.9 <<>> Recovery Method After A Pumping Test <<>> Example 20.10 <<>> Casing Storage <<>> Example 20.11 <<>> Example 20.12 <<>> Problems

Chapter 21 - COST EFFECTIVE METHODS: Alternatives To An Aquifer Test <<>> Permeameters <<>> Example 21.1 <<>> Example 21.2 <<>> Grain-Size Analysis <<>> Example 21.3 <<>> Estimating Permeability Using Grain-Size Analysis <<>> Example 21.4 <<>> Example 21.5 <<>> Example 21.6 <<>> Example 21.7 <<>> Rose And Smith Graphical Solution <<>> Slug And Bail-Down Tests <<>> Example 21.8 <<>> Example 21.9 <<>> Bouwer And Rice Method <<>> Example 21.10 <<>> Problems

Chapter 22 - WELL FIELD ANALYSIS: Predicting Future Drawdowns <<>> Example 22.1 <<>> Well Interference <<>> Example 22.2 <<>> Well Interference And Variable Discharge <<>> Example 22.3 <<>> Well Interference And Unconfined Aquifers <<>> Example 22.4 <<>> Example 22.5 <<>> Well Field Design <<>> Example 22.6 <<>> Problems

APPENDIX A - THEISIAN TABLES OF µ, W(µ), µW(µ) and Z(µ) (Kasenow, 1995, 2000)
APPENDIX B - VALUES OF x, EXP(x), Ko(x) and EXP(x)Ko(x) (Hantush, 1956)
APPENDIX C - VALUES OF b, µi, M(µi,b) AND (b) (Hantush, 1959)
APPENDIX D - CONVERSION FACTORS
APPENDIX E - EQUATIONS FOR VARIOUS UNITS: Theis Equations For Various Units <<>> Cooper - Jacob Time - Drawdown Equations For Various Units <<>> Cooper - Jacob Distance - Drawdown Equations For Various Units <<>> Recovery Equations For Various Units

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