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12. (Horton's equation for infiltration rate,
). One can use Horton's equation
to estimate the infiltration rate of water into soil if the rainfall rate exceeds the
infiltration rate. The Horton's equation states that:
f = fe+ (fo-fc) x e-kt
where f is the infiltration rate (cm h:¹), fe is the equilibrium infiltration rate (cm h
1), fo is the initial infiltration rate (cm h:¹), k is an empirical constant (h:¹), and t is
time (h).
Horton's equation can be integrated to yield an equation that represents the total
volume of water that would infiltrate over a given period:
V=A₁ [Fxα= 4, 16+
V = A₁ [fx dt = A₁ [lfc + (fo-fc) × e-k¹] x dt = A₂ × [fet + fo=fc (1 - e-*)]
0
where As is the unit area (1 m²) and V is the volume (m³).
Sothan loamy sand has the following characteristics: fe= 6.68 cm h¹, fo = 8.81 cm
h¹, k = 1.40 h ¹. Assuming the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate of infiltration
throughout the storm event.
12.1. Find the infiltration rate at times of 12, 30, 60, and 120 min.…
Question 2: After conduct an experiment, you found that the soil for the watershed have an initial
rate of infiltration equal to 1.35 in./hr and a final capacity of 0.3 in./hr. Assuming that the time
constant k = 0.4, calculate the soil infiltration capacity at the times 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 hr,
2 hr, 4 hr, and 6 hr using Horton's equation.
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- Problem (1) Based on the following figure, find the flow rate in m / sec/ m through the permeable soil layer. H = 4m H, = 2m h = 3.1m h L= 30m a =14° Impervious layer ст k = 0.05 sec Direction of flow Impervious layerarrow_forwardPlease solve this.arrow_forwardEstimate the capillary soil suction using the Green-Ampt equation if it takes 3.5 hours for an infiltration wetting front to travel 40 cm below the ground. The effective porosity of the soil (n) is 0.2 while its hydraulic conductivity is 2.5 cm/hour.arrow_forward
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