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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in the occurrence and movement of groundwater. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, 3. SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION, 4. FORCES ACTING ON GROUNDWATER, 5. WATER TABLE, 6. POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE, 7. AQUIFER FORMATIONS, 8. PRINCIPAL TYPES OF AQUIFER MATERIALS, 9. MOVEMENT OF GROUNDWATER, 10. POROSITY AND SPECIFIC YIELD, 11. DARCY'S LAW AND HYDRAULIC, CONDUCTIVITY, 12. FLOW AND TRANSMISSIVITY, 13. HOMOGENEITY AND ISOTROPY, 14. FLOW IN STRATIFIED MEDIA, 15. AQUIFER STORAGE, 16. GENERAL FLOW EQUATIONS, 17 AQUIFER DIFFUSIVITY, 18. FLOW LINES AND FLOW NETS, 19. ESTIMATING CAPTURE ZONES OF PUMPING WELLS, 20. SPECIALIZED FLOW CONDITIONS.

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Paul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years of experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislature on capital outlay and infrastructure issues. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local offices with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Institute and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASCE and AEI.

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