A tube of soil is held horizontally and wetted at one end. The distance, x, which the

Chapter 11, Problem 11.7.15

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A tube of soil is held horizontally and wetted at one end. The distance, x, which the water has reached from the end by time t is given by x = atb , where a and b are constants that vary with the sample of soil. The data for such an experiment is given in Table 11.32.19 For this soil it is known that b 0.4. What value for a makes this a reasonable model?

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