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The drawdown curve in fully penetrated slot is based on the assumptions of _____________

(a) Dupuit and Forchheimer

(b) Darcy

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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My question is from Seepage Analysis topic in chapter Drainage and Dewatering of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right choice is (a) Dupuit and Forchheimer

The best I can explain: Based on Dupuit-Forchheimer assumptions, the slope of the drawdown curve was assumed to be equal to hydraulic agent.

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