A sample of medium quartz sand is tested in a constant head permeameter. The sample's diameter is

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A sample of medium quartz sand is tested in a constant head permeameter. The sample's diameter is 60 mm and its length is 130 mm. Under an applied head of 60 cm, 119 cm3 flows through the sample in 5 min. The Ms of the sample is 410 g. Calculate

(a) The Darcy coefficient of permeability

(b) The discharge velocity

(c) The seepage velocity. (After A. Casagrande)

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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

ISBN: 978-0132496346

2nd edition

Authors: Robert D. Holtz, William D. Kovacs, Thomas C. Sheahan

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