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20.
A soil deposit has three layers having same thickness each but the permeabilities of the layers are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 4 from top to bottom. What is the ratio of average permeability in the horizontal direction to that in the vertical direction ?
7 : 2
14 : 6
28 : 24
49 : 36
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Vikram syal said:   8 years ago
KH = 1+2+3/3 = 7/3.
KV = 3/1/1+1/2+1/4 = 3/1.75,
KH/KV= 2.3/1.71.

Ananth shayana yadav said:   8 years ago
I want explanation. explain it.

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