e ground surface. a. Find the height of capillary rise in the silt.
A dense silt has the following properties: Void ratio (e) = 0.40, Specific
Gravity (Gs) = 2.70, Effective diameter d10 = 1x10^-6 m, Capillary constant (C) = 0.20 cm^2. Free ground water level is 8.0 m below the ground surface.
a. Find the height of capillary rise in the silt.
b. Find the vertical effective stress in kPa at 5m depth. Assume that the soil above
the capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the
capillary action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%.
c. Find the vertical effective stress at 10m depth. Assume that the soil above the
capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the capillary
action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%.
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