Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0553 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Groundwater Wells and Pumps

Subtopic: Groundwater Wells and Pumps

Question Statement:

In unsteady radial flow to a well, Cooper-Jacob approximation is valid when the Theis parameter $u$ satisfies:

Options:

  • (A) $u < 0.05$ (or $u < 0.01$)
  • (B) $u > 10$
  • (C) $u = 1.0$
  • (D) $u > 100$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

When $u < 0.01-0.05$ (large time $t$ or small distance $r$), higher-order terms in the exponential integral series become negligible, yielding a straight semilog line.
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