Research Article

Settlement Analysis of a Confined Sand Aquifer Overlain by a Clay Layer due to Single Well Pumping

Table 1

Material properties of the soil layers in the example of Figure 6.

Layer numberAverage unit weight (kN/m3)Elastic modulus (MPa)Poisson's ratioCohesive strength (kPa)Angle of internal friction (°)Horizontal hydraulic conductivity (m/s)Vertical hydraulic conductivity (m/s)

118.0200.315163.0 × 10−95.0 × 10−9
220.0400.222311.0 × 10−41.0 × 10−4