Given: H = 7 m H2 = 4.3 m Calculate the seepage loss per meter length of the sheet pile (at right angles to the cross section shown). Bear in mind that in the flow net of the system the number of flow channels is Nf = 1 and the number of potential drops is Ng = 3. - Sheet pile H D, k = 4 × 10-4 cm/sec Impermeable layer

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3,9 Seepage problem (Soil Mechanics)

Given:
H1 = 7 m
H2 = 4.3 m
Calculate the seepage loss per meter length of the sheet pile (at right angles to the cross section shown). Bear in mind that in the flow net of the system the number of flow channels is Nf =
1 and the number of potential drops is Na = 3.
+ Sheet pile
H2
D
D
k = 4 x 10-4 cm/sec
Impermeable layer
Transcribed Image Text:Given: H1 = 7 m H2 = 4.3 m Calculate the seepage loss per meter length of the sheet pile (at right angles to the cross section shown). Bear in mind that in the flow net of the system the number of flow channels is Nf = 1 and the number of potential drops is Na = 3. + Sheet pile H2 D D k = 4 x 10-4 cm/sec Impermeable layer
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