What will be the ratio of average permeability in the horizontal direction to that in the vertical direction for a soil deposit consisting of three horizontal layers if the thickness and permeability of the second layer are twice those of the first and those of the third layer twice those of the second?

What will be the ratio of average permeability in the horizontal direction to that in the vertical direction for a soil deposit consisting of three horizontal layers if the thickness and permeability of the second layer are twice those of the first and those of the third layer twice those of the second?

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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