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The saturation in capillary-permeability is assumed to be ___________ percentage.

(a) 0

(b) 50

(c) 75

(d) 100

I have been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Question is from The Capillarity-Permeability Test in chapter Permeability of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (d) 100

Explanation: The saturation is assumed to be 100 % so that the formula nvs=Ki is derived from Darcy’s law.

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