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a. Height of capillary rise h. b. Effective stress at point A. c Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C

a. Height of capillary rise h. b. Effective stress at point A. c Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C

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A layer of silty soil 5m thick that lies below the ground surface at a particular site has the following properties: e = 0.8, Gs = 2.7, D10 = 0.025mm, C = 0.5 cm² Assuming that the soil is 60% saturated at the zone of capillary rise, solve for the ff: (2.5m, 22.075/36.79,65.4,74.665) a. Height of capillary rise h. b. Effective stress at point A. c. Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C GL GL Capillary fringe Capillary h saturated zone 5 m GWT B
Transcribed Image Text:A layer of silty soil 5m thick that lies below the ground surface at a particular site has the following properties: e = 0.8, Gs = 2.7, D10 = 0.025mm, C = 0.5 cm² Assuming that the soil is 60% saturated at the zone of capillary rise, solve for the ff: (2.5m, 22.075/36.79,65.4,74.665) a. Height of capillary rise h. b. Effective stress at point A. c. Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C GL GL Capillary fringe Capillary h saturated zone 5 m GWT B
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