In a homogenous earth dam, total head loss through the soil is 25m. The flownet drawn in the dam section consists of 7 flow lines and 14 potential drops. IF the dam is 1000m long and the permeability of the material of the dam is uniformly 5x10-3 m/sec. The Total discharge permeating through the body of dam will be

In a homogenous earth dam, total head loss through the soil is 25m. The flownet drawn in the dam section consists of 7 flow lines and 14 potential drops. IF the dam is 1000m long and the permeability of the material of the dam is uniformly 5x10-3 m/sec. The Total discharge permeating through the body of dam will be

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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