Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
A design assistant has to decide on maximum rate soil can absorb water. Which statement is sound? Avoid the common trap that infiltration capacity is always zero.
HydrologyInfiltration CapacityMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
it is independent of soil type
B
rainfall excess occurs when rainfall intensity exceeds infiltration capacity
C
infiltration capacity is always zero
D
it equals evaporation rate
Correct Answer
B. rainfall excess occurs when rainfall intensity exceeds infiltration capacity
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