Field Permeability Test (FALLING HEAD) IS 5529: Part-1:2013

Date of Test: Radius of hole ( R ) in cm

Test Location: Diameter of the intake pipe (d): in cm
Test No. : Length of the test section (L): in cm
Elevation of the ground water table: Water level at time t0 (h0): in cm
Test Depth: in m L/R=

Height of water level at time t,

Time in Water level in intake Ht(cm) = Waterlevel in the d2 x loge (L/R) x Field Permeability (K) =
Sr. No tfinal - tinitial hinitial / hfinal 8 x L x(tf - ti)
minutes pipe(cm)=H intake pipe -Elevation of the loge(hi /hf) (cm/s)
ground water table

1 0.0 0.0
2 0.5 0.5
3 1.0 0.5
4 2.0 1.0
5 5.0 3.0
6 10.0 5.0
7 15.0 5.0
8 30.0 15.0
9 60.0 30.0

( d2 x loge (L/R) x loge (hi/hf) ) . h1/h0 = ti= From fig.6 IS:5529(P-1)

K=
( 8 x L ) x (t2 - t1) ) . h2/h0 = t2= From fig.6 IS:5529(P-1)
h1/h0 t2-t1 =
Where, h2/h0
K= Coefficient of permeability
d= Diameter of intake pipe (Stand pipe) Field Permeability K= cm / s
L= Length of test zone
hi= Head of water in the stand pipe at time ti, above piezometric surface
hf= Head of water in the stand pipe at time tf, above piezometric surface
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