A small tube with a cross-sectional area of 30 cm2 is filled with soil and laid horizontally. The open end of the tube is saturated, and after 30 minutes, 150 cm3 of water have infiltrated into the tube. If the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil is 0.3 cm/hr, determine how much infiltration would have taken place in ten minutes if the soil column had initially been placed upright with its surface saturated. None of the choices O 2.29 cm 1.39 cm O 2.94 cm O 1.78 cm

A small tube with a cross-sectional area of 30 cm2 is filled with soil and laid horizontally. The open end of the tube is saturated, and after 30 minutes, 150 cm3 of water have infiltrated into the tube. If the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil is 0.3 cm/hr, determine how much infiltration would have taken place in ten minutes if the soil column had initially been placed upright with its surface saturated. None of the choices O 2.29 cm 1.39 cm O 2.94 cm O 1.78 cm

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter6: Hydraulic Conductivity

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