//example 5.13 //calculate formation constant of acquifer using theis method clc;funcprot(0); //given Q=2500; //discharge(l/min) r=60; //distance of observation well from acquifer tmin=[1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 18 24 30 40 50 60 80 100 120 150 180 210 240]; //time in minutes s=[0.2 0.26 0.3 0.33 0.36 0.41 0.45 0.48 0.53 0.56 0.59 0.62 0.66 0.71 0.75 0.80 0.83 0.86 0.91 0.95 0.98 1.03 1.05 1.08 1.10]; //drawdown u=[1:1:9]; Wu=[0.2194 0.04891 0.01315 0.003779 0.001148 0.000360 0.000116 0.0000377 0.0000125]; for i=1:25 tday(i)=tmin(i)/(60*24); end for i=1:25 rt(i)=r^2/tday(i); end //graph is plotted between s and r^2/t and W(u) and u and they are superimposed. //from which we get s1=0.52; Wu1=2.96; rt1=700000; u1=0.03; Q=3600; //discharge in cumec/day T=Q*Wu1/(4*%pi*s1); S=4*u1*T/rt1; T=round(T); mprintf("formation constant of acquifer:"); mprintf("\nT=%f cubic metre/day/m.\nS=%f.",T,S);