An unlined irrigation canal is aligned parallel to a river, as shown in the figure. This cross section continues for 2.5 km. The soils are generally clays, but a 150 mm thick sand seam (k = 9x10-2 cm/s) is present as shown. Compute the water lost from the canal to the river, due to seepage through this sand layer per day

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Q: In the soil profile shown below, the clay is normally consolidated and H,=9m, H2=5m, H3=3m. The…

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Q: Laboratory tests performed on a saturated alluvial subgrade soil gave the following information: In…

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Q: Homework Chapter (5) A permeable soil layer is underlain by an impervious layer as shown in Figure.…

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Q: a. Plot P0 and P1 readings with depth in one plot and show the groundwater table.b. Calculate the…

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Q: The section through a long cofferdam is shown below, the coefficient of permeability of the soil…

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Principles of Seepage

In hydrology, when water flows down in a pore or crack of unsaturated soil due to gravity, the deep layer of soil is called seepage. It is the slow movement of water in the soil layer. Seepage is mainly found near hydraulic structures and is responsible for the stability of earthen-type hydraulic structures.