A flow net for seepage under a sheet pile wall has n₁= 4, n = 8 and the permeabilities of the soil in the horizontal and vertical directions are: K₁ = 8 x 10-5 m/sec and K = 2x10-5 m/sec. If the head loss through the soil is 2 m, the quantity of seepage per meter length of the wall will be
A flow net for seepage under a sheet pile wall has n₁= 4, n = 8 and the permeabilities of the soil in the horizontal and vertical directions are: K₁ = 8 x 10-5 m/sec and K = 2x10-5 m/sec. If the head loss through the soil is 2 m, the quantity of seepage per meter length of the wall will be
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Transcribed Image Text:A flow net for seepage under a sheet pile wall has
n₁ = 4, n = 8 and the permeabilities of the soil in
the horizontal and vertical directions are:
K₁= 8 x 10-5 m/sec and K = 2x10-5 m/sec. If the
head loss through the soil is 2 m, the quantity of
seepage per meter length of the wall will be
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