7.5 A pervious soil layer is sandwiched between two impervious layers as shown in Figure 7.31. Find the rate of flow in m³/sec/m (at right angles to the cross section) through the pervious soil layer. Given: H = 3.5 m, H, = 1.75 m, h = 2.5 m, S = 28 m, a = 12°, and k = 0.055 cm/sec. Direction of flow Impervious layer Figure 7.31 Impervious layer S

7.5 A pervious soil layer is sandwiched between two impervious layers as shown in Figure 7.31. Find the rate of flow in m³/sec/m (at right angles to the cross section) through the pervious soil layer. Given: H = 3.5 m, H, = 1.75 m, h = 2.5 m, S = 28 m, a = 12°, and k = 0.055 cm/sec. Direction of flow Impervious layer Figure 7.31 Impervious layer S

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