Water flows through a sand filter as shown on the figure. The soil has a cross sectional area of 0.33 m². d1-d2-d3=0.55 m. Head difference is 0.95 m. Inflow h Outflow Soil A Soil B d1 d2 Coefficient of Permeability for Each Soil: Soil A Kax 2.37 x 10.2 cm/s Soil A Kaz 1.64 x 10-3 cm/s Soil B Kbx 1.40 x 102 cm/s Soil B Kbz 2.79 x 103 cm/s Soil C Kcx 3.42 x 102 cm/s Soil C Kcz 3.41 x 103 cm/s Compute the flow of water through the soils in liters/sec. Use 4 decimal places. Soil C -d3

Water flows through a sand filter as shown on the figure. The soil has a cross sectional area of 0.33 m². d1-d2-d3=0.55 m. Head difference is 0.95 m. Inflow h Outflow Soil A Soil B d1 d2 Coefficient of Permeability for Each Soil: Soil A Kax 2.37 x 10.2 cm/s Soil A Kaz 1.64 x 10-3 cm/s Soil B Kbx 1.40 x 102 cm/s Soil B Kbz 2.79 x 103 cm/s Soil C Kcx 3.42 x 102 cm/s Soil C Kcz 3.41 x 103 cm/s Compute the flow of water through the soils in liters/sec. Use 4 decimal places. Soil C -d3

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