Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering

Coefficient of permeability of stratified soil parallel to bedding is governed by:

Soil MechanicsSoil Mechanics and Foundation EngineeringHARD

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harmonic weighted mean

geometric mean only

arithmetic weighted mean

minimum layer value only

C. arithmetic weighted mean

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For flow parallel to layers, equivalent permeability is the thickness-weighted arithmetic mean.

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