Falling-head permeability test

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A falling-head permeability test was carried out on a clay soil of diameter 100 mm and length 150 mm. In 4 minutes the head in the standpipe of diameter 5mm dropped from 680 to 350 mm. Calculate the hydraulic conductivity of this clay.

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