Assignment MAY,2025 (GB)
Ground Water Dynamics
(2nd Semester Day & 4th Semester Evening)
1. Briefly describe the approach and objective of groundwater modelling
2. Briefly describe the common mistakes in groundwater modelling
3. An R C network analog has to be constructed to simulate a confined aquifer 6 km X 4 km
extent having a uniform saturated thickness of 50 m, permeability of 3 m/day, and storage
coefficient 10-3. The aquifer may be divided in to gid of 1km*1 km. 1 sec. in the analog
should represent 1000 days for the aquifer. Restore of 1 megaohm are available and 1 m
head of water should represent 1 volt in analog. Work out the scale factor for resistance
and discharge. What capacitance should require for each block.
4. An R.C network analog has to be constructed to simulate a confined aquifer of 40 km × 60
km with an average thickness of 30 m, permeability of 25 m/day, and storage coefficient
4 × 10-4 . The maximum head is 40 m. The model can be represented by 40 × 60 nodes.
Resistor of 3000 Ω and capacitors of 0.01 μF are available; model voltage =8 V. Work out
the scale factors. If a calibrating resistor of 2500 Ω is used for simulating pumping rate,
determine the current pulse and excitation voltage to simulate a pumping rate 1000 m3/day
at a particular node.
5. Briefly describe the approach and objective of groundwater modelling
6. What is conceptual Model
7. Classify different types of models and model solution
8. Write short notes on
a) Model calibration
b) Sensitivity Analysis
c) RC Network Analog
9. (a) Briefly describe the term "response of an unconfined aquifer to pumping."
(b) A test was conducted with an unconfined aquifer near Burdwan, Damodar River. The
well was pumped at constant rate of 2040 m3/day. The drawdown measured in an
observation well 10 m away are listed in below table. Aquifer thickness is 14 m.
Assuming fully penetrating well calculate the hydraulic parameters for the aquifer
using Neuman’s straight-line method.
Assignment MAY,2025 (GB)
Time Drawdown Time Drawdown Time Drawdown Time Drawdown
Since (m) Since (m) Since (m) Since (m)
Pumping Pumping Pumping Pumping
(Minutes) (Minutes) (Minutes) (Minutes)
1 0.07 40 0.178 85 0.207 720 0.259
2 0.08 41 0.18 90 0.21 840 0.26
3 0.09 42 0.18 95 0.21 960 0.267
4 0.095 44 0.18 100 0.21 1080 0.269
5 0.1 46 0.185 105 0.212 1200 0.27
6 0.11 48 0.188 110 0.212 1320 0.27
7 0.13 50 0.19 115 0.218 1440 0.278
8 0.13 52 0.19 120 0.218 1560 0.28
9 0.13 54 0.193 130 0.22 1680 0.28
10 0.13 56 0.193 140 0.22 1800 0.285
12 0.135 58 0.193 150 0.225 1920 0.287
13 0.14 60 0.193 210 0.238 2040 0.29
14 0.141 62 0.199 240 0.24 2160 0.293
15 0.145 64 0.2 270 0.24 2280 0.293
16 0.145 66 0.2 300 0.241 2400 0.295
17 0.147 68 0.204 330 0.243 2520 0.299
18 0.147 70 0.205 360 0.243 2640 0.299
19 0.149 75 0.207 420 0.25 2760 0.3
20 0.149 80 0.207 600 0.259 2880 0.3
3+17=20
Hydraulic Structure & Hydel Power Engineering
(2nd Semester Evening)
Assignment MAY,2025 (GB)
Design of Water Resources System
(2nd semester Day & 4th Semester Evening)
1. A small municipal wellfield is to be developed in an unconfined sand aquifer with a
hydraulic conductivity of 50 m/d, saturated thickness of 30 m, and specific yield of 0.2. A
service demand of 81.0 L/s is required from the wellfield, and the diameter of each well is
to be 60 cm. If the drawdown in the aquifer is not to exceed 3 m when the wellfield is
operational, develop a proposed layout for the wells. There are no nearby surface-water
bodies.
2. An urban housing is to be developed in an unconfined sand aquifer with a transmissivity
1495 m2/day, saturated thickness of 30 m, and specific yield of 0.2. A service demand of
5000 people is required from the wellfield, and the diameter of each well is to be 20 cm. If
the drawdown in the aquifer is not to exceed 3.5 m when the wellfield is operational,
develop a proposed layout for the wells. There are no nearby surface-water bodies.
3. A radial water collector is to be designed for extraction of 15000 m3/day from the
groundwater stored in riverbed which has an aquifer extending up to 13 m below the bed
with width limited to actual riverbed itself, which is 600 m wide. Along duration pump test
indicates a transmissibility of 3.6 ×106 lpd/m for the saturated thickness of 12 m when the
water table is 1 m below the riverbed and storage coefficient of 33 % for the aquifer as
confirmed by laboratory tests. The water table goes down by 4.2 m over a period of 250
days during which period the summer rain fall amounts tom40 cm.
4. A radial water collector is to be designed for extraction of 22700 m3/day from the
groundwater stored in riverbed which has an aquifer extending up to 12 m below the bed
with width limited to actual riverbed itself, which is 600 m wide. Along duration pump test
indicates a transmissibility of 2500m2/day for the saturated thickness of 12 m when the
water table is 1 m below the riverbed and storage coefficient of 33 % for the aquifer as
confirmed by laboratory tests. The water table goes down by 4.2 m over a period of 250
days during which period the summer rain fall amounts tom 60 cm.
5. An infiltration gallery is to be designed for extraction of 45000 m3/day from the
groundwater stored in riverbed which has an aquifer extending up to 12 m below the bed
with width limited to actual riverbed itself, which is 600 m wide. Along duration pump test
indicates a transmissibility of 3125 m2/day for the saturated thickness of 12 m when the
water table is 1 m below the riverbed and storage coefficient of 33 % for the aquifer as
confirmed by laboratory tests. The water table goes down by 4.2 m over a period of 250
days during which period the summer rain fall amounts tom 60 cm.
