GENERAL GEOLOGY

GEOLOGY

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A formation which only seepage is possible and the yield is insignificant
A
Aquifer
B
Aqueduct
C
Aquitard
D
Aquiclude
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Aquitard: Aquitard form by that material through which the only seepage is possible but extraction of water is not so easy as in aquifer. A good example of aquitard is silty clay material.

Detailed explanation-2: -AQUITARD It is a formation through which only seepage is possible and thus the yield is insignificant compared to an aquifer. It is partly permeable. A sandy clay unit is an example of aquitard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aquifers are the layers with higher hydraulic conductivity and confining layers (also called aquitards) are the layers with lower hydraulic conductivity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aquitard: It comprise layers of less permeable but porous with low hydraulic conductivity. It is poorly permeable underground layer that limits the flow of water from one aquifer to another.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aquitard are porous but less permeable geological formations from which water cannot flow but instead sieves through it.

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