8. According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportion to: a) effective stress b) hydraulic gradient 9. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to: a) 1.Om b) 1.5 m 10. The direction of flow is determined by the difference in: e) cohesion d) total stress c) 2.0 m d) 3m a) pressure head b) elevation head c) effective stress d) total head.
8. According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportion to: a) effective stress b) hydraulic gradient 9. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to: a) 1.Om b) 1.5 m 10. The direction of flow is determined by the difference in: e) cohesion d) total stress c) 2.0 m d) 3m a) pressure head b) elevation head c) effective stress d) total head.
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![According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportion to:
a) effective stress
b) hydraulic gradient
c) cohesion d) total stress
9. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific
gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67-is equal to:
a) 1-Om b) 1.5 m
10. The direction of flow is determined by the difference in:
a) pressure head b) elevation head
c) 2.0 m
d) 3m
c) effective stress
d) total head](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5fd41e7b-e27c-4a00-9551-0406f52cb646%2F9a9722ae-65fe-4af1-9d6a-9ae5e997b1a2%2Fi9tgtwq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportion to:
a) effective stress
b) hydraulic gradient
c) cohesion d) total stress
9. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific
gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67-is equal to:
a) 1-Om b) 1.5 m
10. The direction of flow is determined by the difference in:
a) pressure head b) elevation head
c) 2.0 m
d) 3m
c) effective stress
d) total head
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