Solution Exercise 4
The freshwater head can be calculated using , which gives (noting that zi = 100 − 60 = 40 m):
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The freshwater head is higher at piezometer 2 than at piezometer 1, so the flow is from piezometer 2 to 1. This is opposite to what one would conclude from uncorrected hydraulic head measurements.
2. The specific discharge follows from
which is a negative number because flow is in the direction of declining head.