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objectives of this test,introduction to the test, apparatus used and the procedure of the an theory related to permeability is described in this report

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Permeability Test

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PERMEABILITY TEST

Objectives
Determining the coefficient of permeability of a given soil using Falling Head method.
Describing the generally accepted tradition of determining the coefficient of permeability of a
soil.
Determining the permeability of the soil by the coefficient of permeability of that soil.
Analyzing the relationship between permeability and the pore size of the fine grained soil.

Introduction
The soil permeability is a measure indicating the capacity of the soil or rock to allow fluids to pass
through it. In 1856 the french engineer Henry Darcy proved the possibility of relating the discharged
rate of water flowing from a soil to the total head gradient in the soil and a property of the soil which is
referred as the coefficient of permeability. The coefficient of permeability is used to compute the
quantity of flow for all types of flow problems in soil where laminar flow conditions exist. Importance
of studying the permeability of the soil can be listed as below.
Failure of a soil that used to construct a soil embankment highly depend on the permeability of
the soil. If the soil is at high permeability then the probability of the failure of the construction
is high.
If there are any piping action taking place through the soil below where a gravity dams has built
then the dam might fail otherwise the permeability of the soil have not analyzed.
The earth dams used the material which has zero permeability to store the water.
Because of the above mentioned reasons it is merely important to analyze about the permeability of a
soil.

Theory
Permeability is defined as the rate of flow of water under laminar conditions through a unit-cross-
sectional area perpendicular to the direction of flow through a porous medium under unit hydraulic
gradient and under standard temperature conditions.
According to the Darcys Law for laminar flow,
q = kiA

q = Discharge per unit time


A= Total area of c/s of soil perpendicular to the direction of flow.

i=hydraulic gradient

k= Darcys coefficient of permeability

Apparatus
1. Permeameter with its accessories.(cell body, connecting tubes and fittings, top clamping plate,
perforated plate with straining rods and wing nuts)
2. De-aires water
3. Stop watch
4. Measuring jar
5. Meter scale
6. Thermometer
7. Container of water
8. Standard soil specimen
9. Balance to weigh up to 1gm
10. I.S sieves 4.75mm and 2mm
11. Mixing pan

Procedure
The soil sample is saturated and the standpipes are filled with de-aired water to a given level.
The water is allowed to flow through the sample until the water in the standpipe reaches a given
lower limit.
The time required for the water in the standpipe to drop from the upper to the lower level is
recorded
The test is repeated several times(11 times) and the readings were obtained every 5 five minutes
for a time period of 50 minutes.

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