Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 1 (Q.No. 18)
18.
Lysimeter and Tensiometer are used to measure respectively, one of the following groups of quantities :
Capillary potential and permeability
Evapotranspiration and capillary potential
Velocity in channels and vapour pressure
Velocity in pipes and pressure head
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Satya said:   7 years ago
Thanks @Vsveer.

Vsveer said:   10 years ago
A tensiometer in soil science is a measuring instrument used to determine the matric water potential (soil moisture tension).

A lysimeter is a measuring device which can be used to measure the amount of actual evapotranspiration which is released by plants, usually crops or trees.

Sara divya said:   10 years ago
Explanation?

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