SOLVE To determine the capillary head and the permeability of a soil, a tube containing a soil with a void ratio of 0.6 was kept horizontally in a trough filled with water with its centre at a depth of 7.5 cm from the water level. Water was found to advance from 1.5 cm to 12 cm in 8.5 minutes. In another test with the same soil kept at a depth of 22.5 cm below water level, water was found to advance from 13 cm to 21 cm in 10 minutes. Determine the capillary head and the coefficient of permeability of the soil. Take saturation S = 100% for soil sample.

SOLVE To determine the capillary head and the permeability of a soil, a tube containing a soil with a void ratio of 0.6 was kept horizontally in a trough filled with water with its centre at a depth of 7.5 cm from the water level. Water was found to advance from 1.5 cm to 12 cm in 8.5 minutes. In another test with the same soil kept at a depth of 22.5 cm below water level, water was found to advance from 13 cm to 21 cm in 10 minutes. Determine the capillary head and the coefficient of permeability of the soil. Take saturation S = 100% for soil sample.

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