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APPROXIMATION DUPUIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Dupuit's approximation
1, record 1, English, Dupuit%27s%20approximation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In steady nearly horizontal aquifer flow it is assumed that the stream lines are horizontal and the equipotentials are vertical, and that the hydraulic gradient is constant over a vertical and equal to the slope of the phreatic surface. 1, record 1, English, - Dupuit%27s%20approximation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approximation de Dupuit
1, record 1, French, approximation%20de%20Dupuit
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un écoulement souterrain permanent, sensiblement horizontal, il est admis que les lignes de courant sont horizontales, que les équipotentielles sont verticales et que le gradient hydraulique est constant le long d'une verticale et égal à la pente de la surface de la nappe dans les aquifères libres. 1, record 1, French, - approximation%20de%20Dupuit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aproximación de Dupuit
1, record 1, Spanish, aproximaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Dupuit
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el flujo permanente de un acuífero sensiblemente horizontal, se supone que las líneas de corriente son horizontales, que los equipotenciales son verticales y que el gradiente hidráulico es constante a lo largo de una vertical e igual a la pendiente de la superficie freática. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aproximaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Dupuit
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