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9 Falling Head Permeability Test

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ll Falling Head Permeability Test in Sand Introduction The procedure for conducting the constant head permeability tests in sand were discussed in the preceding chapter. The falling head permeability test is another experimental procedure to determine the coefficient of permeability of sand. Equipment 1. Falling head permeameter 2. Balance sensitive to 0.1 g 3. Thermometer 4. Stop watch Falling Head Permeameter A schematic diagram of a falling head permeameter is showa in Fig. 11-1. This consists of a specimen tube esscntially the same as that used in the constant head test. The top of the ‘specimen tube is connected to a burette by plastic tubing. The specimen tube and the burctte are held vertically by clamps from a stand. The bottom of the specimen tube is connected to aplastic func! by a plastic tube. The funnel is held vertically by a clamp from another stand. A scale is also fixed vertically to this stand. Procedure Steps 1 through 9:-Follow the same procedure (i.e., Steps 1 through 9) as described in Chapter 10 for the preparation of the specimen. 75 76 Soii Mechanics Laboratory Manual 10. i. 2. 13. 14 Figure 14~1. Schematic diagram of faling head permeability test setup Supply water using a plastic tube from the water inlet to the burette. The water will flow ftom the burette to the specimen and then to the funnel. Cheok to see that there is no leak. Remove all air bubbles. Allows the water to flow for sometime in order to saturate the specimen, When the funnel is full, water will flow out of it into the sink. Using the pinch cock, close the flow of water througkr the specimen. The pinch cock is located on the plastic pipe conneeting the bottom of the specimen to the funnel. ‘Measure the head difference, , (em) (see Fig. 11-1). Note: Do not add any more waiter to the burette. Open the pinch cock. Water will flow through the buretie to the specimen and then out of the funnel. Record time () with a stop watch until the head difference is equal 16 fy (em) (Fig. 11-1). Close the flow of water through the specimen using the pinch cock. Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual 77 15. Determine the volume (V,) of water that is drained from burette in em?. 16. Add more water to the burette to make another run, Repeat Steps 13, 14-and 15. However, /i; and h, should be changed for each run, 17, Record the temperature, 7, of the water to the nearest degree (°C), Calculation ‘The coefficient of permeability can be expressed by the relation £= 2303 H tog (Lt) At A, where a = inside cross-seetional area of the buretie {For an example for derivation, see Das (1994) under “References” at the back of the book.] 12) ‘Therefore a3) where 4 = area of the specimen. Asin Chapter 10 aa) Sample calculations are shown in Tables 11~1 and 11-2.

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