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Transcribed Image Text:3. Figure shows layers of soil in a tube that is 100 mm x 100 mm in cross section. After is supplied to maintain a constant head difference of
400 mm across the sample. The hydraulic conductivities of the soils in the direction of flow through them are listed below. Calculate the
equivalent k in cm/sec and the rate of water supply in cm³/hr.
Soil
k (cm/sec)
A
1x10-2
3x103
4.9x104
Water supply
Constant head
difference - 400 mm
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