4. Which of the following nearly gives the transmissibility of the soil when the water table is at the ground  surface? a. 12.752 sqm/day  b. 14.034 sqm/day  c. 16.664 sqm/day  d. 14.034 sqm/day 5. If the void ratio is 0.60 and the hydraulic gradient is 0.0018, which of the following most nearly gives the  interstitial velocity of water moving through the soil?  a. 0.0217 cm/hr  b. 0.0104cm/hr  c. 0.0374 cm/hr  d. 0.0217 cm/hr

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4. Which of the following nearly gives the transmissibility of the soil when the water table is at the ground 
surface?
a. 12.752 sqm/day 
b. 14.034 sqm/day 
c. 16.664 sqm/day 
d. 14.034 sqm/day
5. If the void ratio is 0.60 and the hydraulic gradient is 0.0018, which of the following most nearly gives the 
interstitial velocity of water moving through the soil? 
a. 0.0217 cm/hr 
b. 0.0104cm/hr 
c. 0.0374 cm/hr 
d. 0.0217 cm/hr

The soil under a dam has four layers with different coefficients of
permeability:
Layer
Depth
Coef. of
permeability
1
4 m
5 cm/hr
2
8 m
3 cm/hr
3
12 m
2 cm/hr
3m
1 cm/hr
Transcribed Image Text:The soil under a dam has four layers with different coefficients of permeability: Layer Depth Coef. of permeability 1 4 m 5 cm/hr 2 8 m 3 cm/hr 3 12 m 2 cm/hr 3m 1 cm/hr
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