Q-4: A flow net for flow around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable soil layer is shown in following figure. The water level rose to 5.4 m above the ground surface in the peizometer installed at p a. Given that kx⇒ k²= k= 4.5 x 10-³ cm/sec, determine i) Depth of upstream water level, H1 ii) How high (above the ground surface) the water will rise if piezometers are placed at points b a iii) The total rate of seepage through the permeable layer per unit length iv) The approximate average hydraulic gradient at c

Q-4: A flow net for flow around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable soil layer is shown in following figure. The water level rose to 5.4 m above the ground surface in the peizometer installed at p a. Given that kx⇒ k²= k= 4.5 x 10-³ cm/sec, determine i) Depth of upstream water level, H1 ii) How high (above the ground surface) the water will rise if piezometers are placed at points b a iii) The total rate of seepage through the permeable layer per unit length iv) The approximate average hydraulic gradient at c

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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