Question: Consider the sketch below. The same box as question # 1 is now lying horizontally. The tanks at each end have been left as they

Consider the sketch below. The same box as question #1 is now lying horizontally. The tanks at each end have been left as they were, so the tank at the left end has a water level 0.35 m higher than the box at the right end. Again, the tanks keep the sand in the box completely 100% saturated. a) What is the pore pressure at each corner of the box (upper and lower left, upper and lower right)?? b) What is the hydraulic gradient from left to right in the box? c) How much water will flow in the box and in which direction? 0.35 m.
Consider the sketch below. The same box as

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