SITUATION 3- GREEN- AMPT INFILTRATION METHOD A soil somewhere in Pangasinan has the following properties subjected for Green- Ampt equation: Ks= 1.5 in/hr; W= -9.8 in; i= 8.2 in/hr; es= 0.523; ei= 0.308 Using Green- Ampt infiltration method: • Calculate the initial moisture deficit • Find the volume of water that will infiltrate before saturation is reached • Find the time to saturation *Plot the infiltration rate vs. the infiltration volume

SITUATION 3- GREEN- AMPT INFILTRATION METHOD A soil somewhere in Pangasinan has the following properties subjected for Green- Ampt equation: Ks= 1.5 in/hr; W= -9.8 in; i= 8.2 in/hr; es= 0.523; ei= 0.308 Using Green- Ampt infiltration method: • Calculate the initial moisture deficit • Find the volume of water that will infiltrate before saturation is reached • Find the time to saturation *Plot the infiltration rate vs. the infiltration volume

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