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1. For a falling-head permeability test, the following are given:

• Length of the soil specimen = 20 in.
• Area of the soil specimen = 4 in.2
• Area of the standpipe = 0.2 in.2
• Head difference at time t = 0 is 30 in.
• Head difference at time t = 10 min is 12 in.

a. Determine the hydraulic conductivity of the soil (in./min).

b. What was the head difference at time t = 5 min?

2. A sand layer of the cross-sectional area shown in Figure below has been determined to exist
for a 800-m length of the levee. The hydraulic conductivity of the sand layer is 2.8 m/day.
Determine the quantity of water which flows into the ditch in m3 /min.

3. In a falling head permeability test, the time taken for the head to fall from h1 to h2 is t. If the
test is repeated with the same initial head h1, what would be the final head in a time interval of
t/2?
4. From the figure below, determine the flow rate. Assume 3K1 = K2 = 1.5K3 = 2K4
Let K1 = 3.5 x 10-2 cm/s

5. A pumping well test was made in sands extending to a depth of 15 m where an impermeable
stratum was encountered. The initial ground-water level was at the ground surface. Observation
wells were sited at distances of 3m and 7.5 m from the pumping well. A steady state was
established at about 20 hours when the discharge was 3.8 L/s. The drawdowns at the two
observation well were1.5 m and 0.35 m. Calculate the coefficient of permeability in m/hr.

6. A layer of sand 6 m thick lies beneath a clay stratum 5 m thick and above a bed of thick shale.
In order to determine the permeability of sand, a well was driven to the top of the shale and
water pumped out at a rate of 0.01m3 /sec. Two observation wells driven through the clay at 15m
and 30 m from the pumping well and water was found to rise to levels of 3m and 2.4 m below
the ground. Calculate the permeability of soil in m/hr.
7. For the shown flow net, calculate the uplift force at the base of the weir , per foot of length
Point A and B at the corners of the concrete dam.

8. For the flow net shown below, calculate the rate of seepage.