Calculate the ks and is this soil suitable for a landfill


Question:

Soil material is being assessed as a possible liner for a sanitary landfill. A soil core was collected and brought to the laboratory. A 10-cm-tall section of soil has 2 cm of water continuously ponded on it. The area of the core surface is 78 cm2. A total of 62 mL water is collected per hour.

Calculate the Ks. The upper limit for Ks for liners is 1 x 107 cm/sec.

Is this soil suitable for a landfill liner?

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