Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in groundwater occurrence and movement. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, 3. SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION, 4. FORCES ACTING ON GROUNDWATER, 5. WATER TABLE, 6. POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE, 7. AQUIFER FORMATIONS, 8. PRINCIPAL TYPES OF AQUIFER MATERIALS, 9. MOVEMENT OF GROUNDWATER, 10. POROSITY AND SPECIFIC YIELD, 11. DARCY'S LAW AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY, 12. FLOW AND TRANSMISSIVITY, 13. HOMOGENEITY AND ISOTROPY, 14. FLOW IN STRATIFIED MEDIA, 15. AQUIFER STORAGE, 16. GENERAL FLOW EQUATIONS, 17 AQUIFER DIFFUSIVITY, 18. FLOW LINES AND FLOW NETS, 19. ESTIMATING CAPTURE ZONES OF PUMPING WELLS, 20. SPECIALIZED FLOW CONDITIONS.
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