What is the capillary rise of water above the water table, if the water table is at a depth of 10 m in silty soil, void ratio (e) of the soil is 0.50 and the effective diameter (D10) of the soil mass is 0.05 mm. assume the empirical constant (C) value = 0.5 sq.cm

What is the capillary rise of water above the water table, if the water table is at a depth of 10 m in silty soil, void ratio (e) of the soil is 0.50 and the effective diameter (D10) of the soil mass is 0.05 mm. assume the empirical constant (C) value = 0.5 sq.cm

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What is the capillary rise of water above the water table, if the water table is at a depth of 10
m in silty soil, void ratio (e) of the soil is 0.50 and the effective diameter (D10) of the soil
mass is 0.05 mm. assume the empirical constant (C) value = 0.5 sq.cm

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