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If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is

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Vipan Kumar
Vipan Kumar 5 years ago
Gravel >1 cm/sec
sand 1- 10^-3 cm/sec
silt 10^-3 - 10^-7 cm/sec
clay < 10^-7 cm/sec
Atul Salve
Atul Salve 6 years ago
Gravel > 1cm/sec
Sand = 1 - 10^-3 cm/sec
Silt = 10^-3 to 10^-7 cm/sec
Clay < 10^-7 cm/sec
Shabbir Sayed
Shabbir Sayed 6 years ago
clay>1 cm/sec
sand 1-10^-3
silt 10^-3 to 10^-7
clay
Muhammad Saqib
Muhammad Saqib 7 years ago
What for other soils
Durga Manoj
Durga Manoj 8 years ago
we know tha hydraulic head (h)=(i)*(L)
Where i=(G-1)/(1+e),
L= thickness of soil
i=2.67-1/1.67=1
L=1
=>h=i*L=1.5*1=1.5