Question 2Figure Q2 shows a flownet for a concrete dam with a sheet pile cut-off at the upstream face.The soil beneath the dam has a permeability of 2×10-7 m/sec.6mAVA18mDamImperviousFigure Q29m7m2m12mAVAVAVAVAWAY(a) Explain what these solid and dashed lines in Figure Q2 represent and their physicalsignificance in engineering application.(b) Using the flownet above, estimate the flow rate beneath the dam and the uplift waterpressure at Points A and B on the bottom of the concrete dam.(c) Using the flownet above, estimate the vertical effective stress at Point C. The saturatedunit weights of soil and unit weight of water are taken as 20 kN/m³ and 10 kN/m³,respectively.

Given that,Permeability of soil beneath Dam,K = 2 × 10-7 m/s.No of Flow channels, NF = 4.No of…

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Figure Q2 shows a flownet for a concrete dam with a sheet pile cut-off at the upstream face. The soil beneath the dam has a permeability of 2×10-7 m/sec.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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Problem 1P

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