The attached figure shows the soil sample prepared and setup for constant head permeability test. If the permeability of the soil is 4.5 x 10-3 cm/sec, what is the required time to collect 100 ml of outflow water under the steady state condition? 40 cm Soil in the pipe with internal diameter 20 cm Outflow collection 50 cm 40⁰ 90 cm -Datum- 10 cm

The attached figure shows the soil sample prepared and setup for constant head permeability test. If the permeability of the soil is 4.5 x 10-3 cm/sec, what is the required time to collect 100 ml of outflow water under the steady state condition? 40 cm Soil in the pipe with internal diameter 20 cm Outflow collection 50 cm 40⁰ 90 cm -Datum- 10 cm

Structural Analysis

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