Practice Combining Darcy's Law with Continuity Equation - 2.4 | 11. Laboratory Measurement of Permeability | Geotechnical Engineering - Vol 1
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2.4 - Combining Darcy's Law with Continuity Equation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What soil type is best evaluated using a constant head permeameter?

💡 Hint: Think about soil types and their grain sizes.

Question 2

Easy

What is the purpose of the continuity equation?

💡 Hint: Recall how flow must balance in a closed system.

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Question 1

What type of soil does the constant head method best apply to?

  • Fine-grained
  • Coarse-grained
  • Silty

💡 Hint: Consider the flow rates of different soil types for this question.

Question 2

The Laplace equation is used to determine flow in which dimensional condition?

  • One-dimensional
  • Two-dimensional
  • Three-dimensional

💡 Hint: Think about how dimensionality impacts fluid flow analysis.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You are tasked with measuring the permeability of a new soil type using both constant and falling head tests. What considerations and calculations will you undertake?

💡 Hint: Think about what each test measures and how to interpret measurements from different soil types.

Question 2

In a three-dimensional model of groundwater flow, explain how the results differ using numerical versus analytical methods.

💡 Hint: Consider the strengths and limitations of different modeling techniques.

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