Chapter 8 & 9 – Pumps, GW in Nepal & Exam Paper

Chapter 13 – Groundwater Resources of Nepal

In Kathmandu valley: 2 types/layers of aquifer present.

Aquifer in Terai Zone

1. Northern Terai / Bhabar zone (Chure)
2. Middle Terai (Marshy) zone
3. Southern Terai zone

(ICIMOD report)

First Assessment Exam Paper – 2081 (Even)

KHWOPA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Tribhuvan University / Institute of Engineering
BE Civil, IV/II
Full Marks: 50, Pass Marks: 20, Time: 2 hrs

SUBJECT: Elective II (Ground Water Engineering)

Attempt ALL Questions.

1. Describe the hydrological cycle in brief. Define meteoric water and connate water. [6]
2. What are the types of spring? Define specific storage and specific yield. [6]
3. State and derive Darcy’s law. Describe the limitation of Darcy’s law. [6]
4. Two observation wells 1300 m apart indicate piezometric heads of 5.6 m and 3.1 m in a homogeneous isotropic confined aquifer of thickness 21 m. η=19%, K=14 m/day, grain 1mm, ν=0.01 cm²/s.
   1. Is Darcy valid?
   2. Avg pore velocity?
   [8]
5. Two parallel rivers 1200 m apart, depths 13 m and 8 m, K=13 m/day, rainfall 30 mm/hr, 50% infiltration. Discharge, phreatic surface, water table divide. [10]