Water flows through three confined aquifers in series as shown in the figure below. For piezometric heads in the observation wells of 66.4 m and 60.6 m, determine the flow rate per unit width of the aquifer and the headlosses in each component of the aquifers between the observation wells. 50 m 66.4 m K₁-30 m/day 500 m- + K₂= 10 m/day 1100 m K3 = 50 m/day 400 m 60.6 m

Water flows through three confined aquifers in series as shown in the figure below. For piezometric heads in the observation wells of 66.4 m and 60.6 m, determine the flow rate per unit width of the aquifer and the headlosses in each component of the aquifers between the observation wells. 50 m 66.4 m K₁-30 m/day 500 m- + K₂= 10 m/day 1100 m K3 = 50 m/day 400 m 60.6 m

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