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A soil mass has kx=8*10^-7cm/s and ky=4*10^-7cm/s. The effective permeability of the soil is ______

(a) 4.6*10^-7cm/s

(b) 6.6*10^-7cm/s

(c) 5.6*10^-7cm/s

(d) 7.6*10^-7cm/s

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This interesting question is from Seepage through Anisotropic Soil topic in portion Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct choice is (c) 5.6*10^-7cm/s

The explanation is: Given,

kx=8*10^-7cm/s

ky=4*10^-7cm/s

k’=√( kxky)

k’=√(8*10^-7 *4*10^-7)

k’=5.6*10^-7cm/s.

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