Ground Water TableGround Water Table
The location in the ground where the water regime changes. The ground water table controls pore pressures below itself and down to the level of the next water table, if another exists.
Items > Geotechnical Constituents > Ground Water Table
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Description |
Default value/units |
Example/range of values |
General |
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Name |
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The item's name |
Water Table 1 |
any text |
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Type |
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The item's type |
Ground Water Table |
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Category |
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The item's sub group |
Water Table |
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Kind |
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The item's group |
Geotechnical Constituents |
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Notes |
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Free-form notes regarding this item |
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any text |
Dimensions |
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X-position |
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Distance along X axis from origin |
0 m |
no restrictions |
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Y-position |
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Distance along Y axis from origin |
0 m |
no restrictions |
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Depth |
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Depth below ground surface |
0 m |
³ 0 m and £ 100 m |
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Level |
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Level above Ordnance Datum |
0 m |
= ordanance datum - depth |
Hydraulic Properties |
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Water density |
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Density of the water in question |
1000 kg/m3 |
³ 900 kg/m3 and £ 1100 kg/m3 |
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Is hydrostatic? |
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Weather there is any movement of water in the volume of ground controlled by this water table |
yes |
yes/no |
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Hydraulic gradient |
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Change in hydraulic pressure with respect to depth |
9.807 kN/m3 |
no restrictions |
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Is hydraulically isolated? |
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Flag indicating weather the water pressures in the volume of ground controlled by this water table are influenced by hydraulic conditions in the overlying ground |
no |
yes/no |
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Hydraulic pressure |
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This value is only used when the water table is hydraulically isolated and is the pressure at the point of the water table |
Not specified kPa |
³ 0 kPa |
Help |
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Help file |
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Help file providing further information about this item |
Rex.chm |
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Web site |
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Web site for the program |
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