Problem 3: A layered soil is shown below. Given: H1 = 1.5 m kj = 9 x 104 cm/sec H2 = 2.5 m k2 =7.8 x 103 cm/sec H3 = 3.5 m k3 = 4.5 x 10-5 cm/sec Estimate the ratio of equivalent permeability, kH(eqykv(eq)- H1 H2 H3

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Q: 1. The maximum density corresponds to (maximum/minimum). 2. An increase in the degree of saturation…

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Q: Assume that the compressible soil shown in Figure 1 consists of a clay layer 10 ft thick. A…

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Q: For the stressed soil element shown 1. Det. the major principal stress 2. Find the minor principal…

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Q: Water flows through a sand filter as shown on the figure. The soil has a cross sectional area of…

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Field applications of hydraulic conductivity

Hydraulic conductivity is one of the hydraulic properties of soil defined as a measurement of the ability of a porous medium to permit water movement or fluid flow through it. It is denoted by the letter K. It is influenced by the density and viscosity of the fluid. It is also called permeability. Hydraulic conductivity is defined as the ratio of velocity to the hydraulic gradient. The different methods used to determine the hydraulic conductivity are laboratory methods (constant head permeability tests and falling head tests), in-situ field methods (pumping in and pumping out tests), small scale field tests (infiltration tests and slug tests), and indirect methods such as estimation from grain size, consolidation test data, and horizontal capillary test. The pedotransfer function (PTF) method is a specific empirical estimating approach employed in the soil sciences is also used to determine the hydraulic conductivity of the soil.