Falling Head Method

Table 1: Observations

Length of Soil sample L = ________cm
Diameter of Soil sample D = _________cm
Area of soil sample A = _________cm 2
Area of stand pipe a = _________cm 2

Table 2: Computation of coefficient of permeability

Sl.No Initial Head (h1) cm Final Head (h2) cm Time t In seconds k=((2.3×a×L)/(A×t))×log10(h1/h2)
1
2
3
4