The soil under a dam has four layers of soil with different coefficients of permeability.. Coeff. of Permeability H-4 Layer Depth 4 m. Tb5 cm/hr 5 cm/hr 3 cm/hr 2 cm/hr 1 cm/hr 1 2. 8 m. Av-3 cm/hr H-8 3 12 m. =27m 4. 3 m. kv-2 cmhr H3=12 O Compute the average vertical coeff. of permeability in meters/day. Compute the transmissibility of the soll when the water table is at the ground kv l cm/hr surface in m2iday
The soil under a dam has four layers of soil with different coefficients of permeability.. Coeff. of Permeability H-4 Layer Depth 4 m. Tb5 cm/hr 5 cm/hr 3 cm/hr 2 cm/hr 1 cm/hr 1 2. 8 m. Av-3 cm/hr H-8 3 12 m. =27m 4. 3 m. kv-2 cmhr H3=12 O Compute the average vertical coeff. of permeability in meters/day. Compute the transmissibility of the soll when the water table is at the ground kv l cm/hr surface in m2iday
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Transcribed Image Text:The soil under a dain has four layers of soil
with different coefficients of permeability..
Coeff. of Permeability
5 cm/hr
3 cm/hr
2 cm/hr
1 cm/hr
H-4
Layer
Depth
16-5 cm/hr
1
4 m.
2.
8 m.
k-3 cm/hr
H-8
12 m.
4
3 m.
H=27m
kr,-2 cmhr
H3=12
O Compute the average vertical coeff. of
permeability in meters/day.
® Compute the transmissibility of the soll
when the water table is at the ground
surface in m2/day.
Compute the interstitial velocity of water
moving through the soil if it has a void
ratio of 0.60 and a hydraulic gredient of
0.0018. Express in cm/hour.
kl cm/hr
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