Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 31)
31.
Stoke's law sates that the velocity at which a grain settles out of suspension, the other factors remaining constant, is dependent upon
shape of grain
weight of grain
size of grain
shape and size of grain
shape, size and weight of grain.
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Loku said:   4 years ago
Exactly right @Nerd,

The Answer is C.
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Irfan said:   4 years ago
Shape depends upon the viscosity.
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Nerd said:   5 years ago
Doesn't stoke assumed shape to be spherical for all practical.

Anjali said:   5 years ago
The velocity depends upon the shape size and weight of grain.

Thangaperumal.S said:   9 years ago
Shape should be spherical(i.e assume) for that given question.

Roshan said:   10 years ago
V = g(G-1) d^2/18 U.

Size belongs to d, G can be said reflecting weight but what about shape?

Abdulla said:   1 decade ago
How to prove the above answer?

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