Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0921 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Well Hydraulics and Groundwater

Subtopic: Well Hydraulics and Groundwater

Question Statement:

In a Theis recovery test conducted after shutting down a pumping well that ran for duration $t$, the residual drawdown $s'$ at time $t'$ after shutdown is plotted against:

Options:

  • (A) $\log_{10}(t / t')$, where $t$ is total time since pumping began ($t_{pumping} + t'$)
  • (B) $\log_{10}(t')$
  • (C) $t / t'$ on arithmetic scale
  • (D) $1 / t'$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

The Jacob-Theis recovery equation gives $s' = \frac{2.303 Q}{4\pi T} \log_{10}(t / t')$. A semi-log plot of $s'$ versus $\log_{10}(t/t')$ produces a straight line from which aquifer transmissivity $T$ is determined.
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