COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY - FALLING HEAD METHOD

LOC. :

Project Title: Date Tested DepthFrom: : to July 2012 Tested by: Calculated by: T.I E.A

Borehole No. Sample Dark grey clay.

Dark peggasse mix with dark grey silty organic clay. .

Before Mass mould + frame + dry soil Mass mould + frame Mass Dry Soil After Mass mould + frame + wet soil Mass mould + frame Mass Wet Soil Test Data Standpipe = 250 ml Burette Test No. 1 2 h1, cm 250 250 h2, cm 220 218 t, sec 1800 1800 2577 g 1703 g 874 g 2156 g 1703 g 453 g

Sample Dimensions: Diameter Area (A) Height (L) Volume Density 10 cm 78.55 cm 8.5 cm
3 667.68 cm 3 0.678 g / cm 2

Area Standpipe Qin, cm3 Qout, cm3 T, deg. C Test No. 30 32 25 25 Average 1 2 250 219 h1, cm h2, cm

2 1.00 cm

t, sec

T, deg. C

1800

25

Area of standpipe (a )=

1.00 cm

Coefficient of Permeability at temperature 27 deg. C (kT) =

a * L ln h1/h2 = ((1* 8.5)/(78.55*1800))*LN(250/219) A*t

0.0000080

cm/sec

Coefficient of Permeability at temperature 20 deg. C (k20) =

2 Where : a = cross sectional area of burette, cm

a * kT

= (NT / N20)* kT=

(0.00894/0.01005)*K33=

0.00000708 cm/sec

A = cross sectional area of soil sample, cm2 h1,h2 = hydraulic head across sample at beginning and ending of test. NT, N20= viscosities of water at the test temperature and at 20 deg. C. L = length of sample or flow path that produces the head difference. t = time of test

COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY - FALLING HEAD METHOD

LOC. :

Project Title: Date Tested to July 2012 Tested by: Calculated by: T.I E.A

Borehole No. Sample:

DepthFrom: : Very dark peggasse mix with dark grey silty organic clay. .

Before Mass mould + frame + dry soil Mass mould + frame Mass Dry Soil After Mass mould + frame + wet soil Mass mould + frame Mass Wet Soil Test Data Standpipe = 250 ml Burette Test No. 1 2 h1, cm 250 250 h2, cm 150 150 t, sec 600 590 2660 g 1703 g 957 g 2246 g 1703 g 543 g

Sample Dimensions: Diameter Area (A) Height (L) Volume Density 10 cm 78.55 cm 9 cm
3 706.95 cm 3 0.768 g / cm 2

Area Standpipe Qin, cm3 Qout, cm3 T, deg. C Test No. 100 100 26 26 Average 1 2 250 150 h1, cm h2, cm

2 1.00 cm

t, sec

T, deg. C

595

26

Area of standpipe (a )=

1.00 cm

Coefficient of Permeability at temperature 26 deg. C (kT) =

a * L ln h1/h2 = ((1* 9)/(78.55*595))*LN(250/150) A*t

0.0000984

cm/sec

Coefficient of Permeability at temperature 20 deg. C (k20) =

2 Where : a = cross sectional area of burette, cm

a * kT

= (NT / N20)* kT=

(0.00874/0.01005)*K33=

0.00008555 cm/sec

A = cross sectional area of soil sample, cm2 h1,h2 = hydraulic head across sample at beginning and ending of test. NT, N20= viscosities of water at the test temperature and at 20 deg. C. L = length of sample or flow path that produces the head difference. t = time of test