Department of Earth Science |Northeastern Illinois University

PRINCIPLES OF HYDROGEOLOGY
ESCI 337
Spring, 2004

Homework #4 (Due February 24, 2004)                                                                                                        Sanders


Hand in one homework assignment per group.  Clearly show which group role was filled by each group member.

1) Measuring Hydraulic Conductivity:  Complete the permeameter measurements that you began in lab on February 17th.  (Measure the hydraulic conductivity of three sediment samples in all.)  Hand in your group lab report in the format described on the permeameter lab handout you received in class.

2) Siphons: On the handout showing buckets and tubes, for each situation, tell whether or not water would flow through the tube from one bucket to the other.  Assume the tube is filled with water at the beginning of each experiment!  Show direction of flow, if any.  In the space given, design and solve a siphon problem of your own.  Finally, come up with the general rule that you can use in the future to determine if water will flow through a siphon.  Note: please feel free to use buckets and tubes, available in the lab, to test out your hypotheses.

© 2004 Laura L. Sanders.  Last updated February 17, 2004.