17 17. For a falling-head permeability test, the following are given: length of specimen = 380mm; area of specimen =6.5 cm²; k=0.175 cm/min. What should be the area of thestandpipe for the head to drop from 650 cm to 300 cm in 8 min?18 A cand layer of the cross-coctional area chown in the figure has hoon determined to vict

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17. For a falling-head permeability test, the following are given: length of specimen = 380
mm; area of specimen =6.5 cm²; k=0.175 cm/min. What should be the area of the
standpipe for the head to drop from 650 cm to 300 cm in 8 min?
18 A cand layer of the cross-coctional area chown in the figure has hoon determined to vict

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