U. I uie poItG IS TOCHtuu ar ne mauie or rie soIr rayer, uieT WriatIs uieeffective stress at C?Ans.: (a) i= 0.336, (b) q = 0.0187 m'/min5.18 A cut is made in a stiff, saturated clay that is underlain by a layer of sand.What should be theheight of the water,h, in the cut so thatYat =19 kN/mH-Smthe stability of thesaturated clay is not4.5 mlost?Saturated clayAns.: (a) h = 0.63SandTat - 18 kN/mCivil Eng Dept. College of EngSoil MechanicsAssistant Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Obaidi(174)5.19 Refer to figure. Given: H = 6 m. D= 3 m, H = 1.5 m. D = 6 m, draw aflow net, Calculate the seepage lossper meter length of the sheet pile (atSheet pile 5.26 The section through sheet pile isshown in Figure, the coefficient of AVApermeability of the soil is 2.0 x 10-6 m/s. Draw the flow net anddetermine the quantity of seepage.3.00 m3.00 mAns.: N = 4.2, Na = 9, q = 4.7*10 m'/sec/m3.50 mameo5.27 The dam shown in Figure is located on the anisotropic soil. Thecoefficients of permeability in the x and z directions are 5 107 and 1.8*10m/s, respectively. Determine the quantity of seepage under the dam.Ans.: N = 3.25, Na = 12, q = 1.1*10* m/sec/m15.00 m1.00 m3.00 m8.00 m33.00 m-8.00 mCivil Eng Dept. - College of EngSoil MechanicsAssistant Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Obaidi4119立

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5.18 A cut is made in a stiff, saturated clay that is underlain by a layer of sand. What should be the Yat =19 kN/m height of the water, h, in the cut so that H Sm the stability of the saturated clay is not 4.5 m lost? Saturated clay Ans.: (a) h = 0.63 Sand at= 18 kN/m

5.18 A cut is made in a stiff, saturated clay that is underlain by a layer of sand. What should be the Yat =19 kN/m height of the water, h, in the cut so that H Sm the stability of the saturated clay is not 4.5 m lost? Saturated clay Ans.: (a) h = 0.63 Sand at= 18 kN/m

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