Question

Use the problem statement below to answer the following questions. The site stratigraphy of an unconfined aquifer that will be used as a new water source is in the schematic

below. Consider the maximum draw down in the sandy-gravel to be to 1-m above the interface with the clay layer. What is the initial vertical effective stress at the mid-depth of the clay?

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