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A silt deposit is has a D10 of 0.006 mm. For this deposit, what do you...

A silt deposit is has a D10 of 0.006 mm. For this deposit, what do you expect the maximum height of capillary rise to be? What will the pore water pressure and degree of saturation in the soil just below this height above the water table?
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