A testbook.com Sean PS Ea eeCM Cum lel eli) Rea rE .od ocd if Teac MasterClasses Cres ea ig Download App ate Question View this Question Online > Astratum of soil consists of three layers of equal thickness. The permeabilities of top, middle and bottom layers are k; = 10° cm/sec, kz = 2 x 10° cm/sec, kg = 1.5% 10 cm/sec. Then the value of average k when flow perpendicular to the bedding plane is TNR Gil 2012 Pape (carr) View all TN TRB CE Papers > 1. 1.75 x 104 cm/sec 2. 1.5* 104 cm/sec 3. 10 cm/sec 4, 1.38 x 10 cm/sec Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4 : 1.38 x 104 cm/sec Detailed Solution Concept: Permeability in stratified soil Case 1 : When the flow is along the bedding plane i.e. Horizontal flowKeg = Rigel KH, Equivalent permeability, Site Case 2 : When flow is perpendicular to the bedding plane i.e. Vertical flow | Ik, K = Hy+Hy+Hy Equivalent permeability, “ea = #5 ty tr Keq for the horizontal direction is always greater than Keg for the vertical direction Calculation: Equivalent permeability is given by, oK FG HL = 1.384 x 10-4 cm/sec eq = —