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Transcribed Image Text:The soil under a dam consists of five layers as follows:
Hydraulic conductivity
(cm/hr)
Layer
Depth (m)
1
5
4.8
2
2
8.0
3
0.6
18.0
4
1.0
3.0
5
3.5
1
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v What is the average vertical (perpendicular to flow) hydraulic conductivity of the soil?
V What is the transmissivity of the soil, given the water table is at the ground surface?
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