A pumping test as made in a fine sand extending to a depth of 50 ft where a bed of clay was encountered . The normal ground- water level was at the ground surface. Observation wells were established at distances of 10 ft and 20 ft from the pumping well. A steady state was reached at a rate of pumping equal to 1.2 gpm. The drawdown at the outer well was

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A pumping test as made in a fine sand extending to a depth of
50 ft where a bed of clay was encountered . The normal ground-
water level was at the ground surface. Observation wells were
established at distances of 10 ft and 20 ft from the pumping well.
A steady state was reached at a rate of pumping equal to 1.2 gpm.
The drawdown at the outer well was 0.5 ft and at the inner well
is 1.5 ft. What was the coefficient of permeability of the sand?

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