You are the engineer asked to design a rapid sand filtration system for a small water treatment plant.It has the following characteristics:Hydraulic loading rate = 6 m/hTotal volumetric flow rate of the plant = 3 MGDEffective filtration rate = 5.8 m/hProduction efficiency = 97%Complete (filtration, rinsing, and backwashing) filter cycle duration = 48 hWhat is the area of your square filtration system? What are the surface dimensions of the filter?What volume of water is needed for backwashing plus rinsing the filter in each rinsing cycle?

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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter6: Hydraulic Conductivity

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Problem 6.14P

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