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How to Determine Co-efficient of Permeability of Soil? | Soil Engineering

Determination of Coefficient of Permeability in Laboratory: 1. Constant Head Permeability Test (Coarse Grained): Water flows from the overhead tank consisting of three tubes – The inlet tube, the over-flow tube and the outlet tube. The constant hydraulic gradient i causing the flow is the head h (i.e., difference in water levels of the overhead and bottom tanks) divided by [...]

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How to Construct a Flow Net for Seepage Analysis: Laplace’s Equation and Methods

Construction of Flow Net for Seepage Analysis! Laplace's Equation: The equation is used in the construction of flow net. Assumptions: 1. Flow is two dimensional. 2. Water and soil are incompressible. 3. Soil is isotropic and homogeneous. 4. The soil is fully saturated. 5. The flow is steady, i.e., flow conditions do not change with time. 6. Darcy's law is [...]

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How to Determine the Shear Strength of Soil? | Soil Engineering

In this article we will discuss about how to determine the shear strength of soil. Shear Tests: The shear strength parameters (c, ɸ) are determined under definite test conditions. Depending upon the drainage conditions, three types of shear tests have been developed. They are: (i) Unconsolidated undrained test (or simply undrained test) UU- No drainage of pore water is allowed [...]

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