(b) Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam as shown in Figure Q3. The soil beneath the dam is fine silty sand with hydraulic conductivity (permeability) of 4.2 x 10- cm/sec and saturated unit weight of 19.5 kN/m³. i. Calculate the rate of seepage beneath the dam in m/day/m. ii. If a standpipe (piezometer) is installed at point A, how high will the water rise? i. Calculate the pore water pressure at point A. R1.75m Impervious stratum Figure Q3
(b) Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam as shown in Figure Q3. The soil beneath the dam is fine silty sand with hydraulic conductivity (permeability) of 4.2 x 10- cm/sec and saturated unit weight of 19.5 kN/m³. i. Calculate the rate of seepage beneath the dam in m/day/m. ii. If a standpipe (piezometer) is installed at point A, how high will the water rise? i. Calculate the pore water pressure at point A. R1.75m Impervious stratum Figure Q3
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![(b) Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam as shown in Figure Q3. The soil
beneath the dam is fine silty sand with hydraulic conductivity (permeability) of
4.2 x 10- cm/sec and saturated unit weight of 19.5 kN/m³.
i. Calculate the rate of seepage beneath the dam in m/day/m.
ii. If a standpipe (piezometer) is installed at point A, how high will the water rise?
i. Calculate the pore water pressure at point A.
R1.75m
Impervious stratum
Figure Q3](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fae7709ab-7acb-4b83-8046-9cf8ebe40096%2Fb8e65261-e16f-4a81-8dff-8b0ed0699d52%2Ffx66q7f_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(b) Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam as shown in Figure Q3. The soil
beneath the dam is fine silty sand with hydraulic conductivity (permeability) of
4.2 x 10- cm/sec and saturated unit weight of 19.5 kN/m³.
i. Calculate the rate of seepage beneath the dam in m/day/m.
ii. If a standpipe (piezometer) is installed at point A, how high will the water rise?
i. Calculate the pore water pressure at point A.
R1.75m
Impervious stratum
Figure Q3
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