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The quantity of water, flowing through a saturated soil mass can be estimated by which of the following theory?

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asked Feb 8, 2022 in Geotechnical Engineering I by Sophia (102k points)

The quantity of water, flowing through a saturated soil mass can be estimated by which of the following theory?

(a) Flow of fluids through porous medium

(b) Theoretical analysis of Laplace

(c) Flow of water through saturated soil mass

(d) None of the mentioned

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This is a very interesting question from Two Dimensional Flow : Laplace Equation in chapter Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Oliver (727k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Sophia

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The correct choice is (a) Flow of fluids through porous medium

For explanation: The quantity of water flowing through a saturated soil mass, as well as the distribution of water pressure can be estimated by the theory of fluids through porous medium.

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