--> //initializations

--> D1=0.02 //mm (soil A effective size)
 D1  = 

   0.02


--> D2=0.04 //mm (soil Beffective size)
 D2  = 

   0.04


--> hc1=60 //cm (capillary rise in a soil A)
 hc1  = 

   60.


--> //calculations

--> hc2=(hc1*D1)/D2 //(capillary rise in a soil B)
 hc2  = 

   30.


--> //results

--> printf('capillary rise in soil B=%f',hc2) //cm
capillary rise in soil B=30.000000
