The bottom of a river is 9 m below the water surface. Underneath the bottom of the river is a layer of sand having a specific weight of 18 kN/m3. If the recorded pressure at the tunnel located at the bottom of the sand layer is 305 kPa, how thick is the sand layer?

The bottom of a river is 9 m below the water surface. Underneath the bottom of the river is a layer of sand having a specific weight of 18 kN/m3. If the recorded pressure at the tunnel located at the bottom of the sand layer is 305 kPa, how thick is the sand layer?

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