when flowing through the same rock at 20°C? want weight = 8.44 kN/m³) 6.10 The maximum dry unit weight determined in the laboratory for a quartz sand is 16.0 kN/m³. In the field, if the relative compaction is 90%, deter- mine the hydraulic conductivity of the sand in the field compaction condi- tion (given that k for the sand at the maximum dry unit weight condition is 0.03 cm/s and G₁ = 2,7). Use Fa (6.20

when flowing through the same rock at 20°C? want weight = 8.44 kN/m³) 6.10 The maximum dry unit weight determined in the laboratory for a quartz sand is 16.0 kN/m³. In the field, if the relative compaction is 90%, deter- mine the hydraulic conductivity of the sand in the field compaction condi- tion (given that k for the sand at the maximum dry unit weight condition is 0.03 cm/s and G₁ = 2,7). Use Fa (6.20

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