From your Atterberg limits tests on the -40 portion of these samples, you have obtained the following data Percentage finer by weight 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Soil Sample Identification 0.001 H I J L FINES 0.010 H Liquid Limit 60 46 37 Plastic Limit 26 nonplastic Fine #200 34 18 SAND Medium Coarse Fine 0.100 Particle size (mm) 1.000 GRAVEL #4 10.000 Coarse 3" 100.000

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Pressurized pipe flow

A 15-kilometer-long pipe with a pipe diameter of one meter transports water at a speed of one meter per second. The pipe has a friction coefficient of 0.005. Calculate the frictional head loss?