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Seepage velocity is inversely proportional to hydraulic gradient.

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Seepage velocity is inversely proportional to hydraulic gradient.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in semester exam.

My query is from Permeability in section Permeability of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right answer is (b) False

To explain: From Darcy’s law, the discharge velocity is proportional to the hydraulic gradient. Since discharge velocity is also proportional to seepage velocity, we have seepage velocity proportional to the hydraulic gradient.

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