Ground water hydraulics as a geophysical aid
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Abstract
The publication of the non-equilibrium formula in 1935 in a paper by Theis marked the opening of a new era in the analysis and understanding of the hydraulics of percolating ground waters. Through the past decade 9 an ever-increasing number of engineers and geologists have become familiar-with the application of this formula to practical problems of ground-water flow and have tested it in the field, against precise observations, under controlled conditions. Although the highly idealized aquifer assumed for the derivation of this formula is not of widespread occurrence in the field, we gain increasing confidence in the use of the Theis method as our backlog of proven data accumulates until we now look askance at test data which do not conform to this theory. In many cases, careful study of these anomalous data will reveal the means for estimating the degree or manner in which an observed aquifer diverges from the idealized aquifer.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Title | Ground water hydraulics as a geophysical aid |
| Series title | Technical Report |
| Series number | 1 |
| Year Published | 1948 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Michigan Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Lansing, MI |
| Contributing office(s) | Michigan Water Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
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