Solution:

Determine the void ratio:

Determine the specific gravity:

We know that,

Determine the saturated unit weight:

a. Determine the total stress:

Therefore the total stress at top of the acquifer is .

Determine the fluid pressure:

Therefore the fluid pressure at top of the acquifer is .

Determine the effective stress:

Therefore the effective stress at top of the acquifer is .

b. Determine the acquifer’s compressibility:

Therefore the acquifer’s compressibility is .