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1. For a constant head laboratory permeability test on a fine sand, the following values are
given:
Length of specimen = 250 mm
Diameter of specimen = 64 mm
Head difference = 460 mm
Water collected in 2 min = 0.51 cm3
Determine:
a. Hydraulic conductivity, k, of the soil (cm/min)
b. Discharge velocity (cm/min)
c. Seepage velocity (cm/min)
The void ratio of the soil specimen is 0.46.