A permeable soil layer that is underlain by an impervious layer slopes at 5 degrees to the horizontal and is 4m thick measured vertically. If the coefficient of permeability of the permeable layer k=0.005cm/sec, determine the rate of seepage per meter width of permeable layer in liters per hour.

A permeable soil layer that is underlain by an impervious layer slopes at 5 degrees to the horizontal and is 4m thick measured vertically. If the coefficient of permeability of the permeable layer k=0.005cm/sec, determine the rate of seepage per meter width of permeable layer in liters per hour.

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A permeable soil layer that is underlain by an impervious layer slopes at 5 degrees to the
horizontal and is 4m thick measured vertically. If the coefficient of permeability of the
permeable layer k-0.005cm/sec, determine the rate of seepage per meter width of permeable
layer in liters per hour.
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