UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO

RÚBRICA: DESARROLLO

CURSE: GEOTECH. ENG. I REGISTER: 761 SEMESTER: 6

UNIT: VI SUBJECT: Capillarity PROFESSOR: E. Rojas
Student’s name:

Horizontal capillary test.

hc

If we know that the velocity of flow is equal to

𝑑𝑥
𝑣= = 𝑘𝑖 (1)
𝑑𝑡

And the hydraulic gradient I is written as

Δℎ ℎ𝑐
𝑖= = (2)
Δ𝑙 𝑥

Where ℎ𝑐 is the capillary rise and x is the distance travelled by water for time t. Substitute
equation (2) in (1). Then integrate the differential equation. Assume that 𝑥 = 0 for 𝑡 = 0 and
obtain the constant of integration. Then using the equation for capillary rise, obtain the value of
permeability as a function of the radius of the capillary tube if we have the readings for t and x
during the experiment.