Q-5: The dam and flow nets shown in Figure below. The dam is 120 m long and has two 10 m sheet piles driven partially into the granular soil layer. Datum is at bottom impervious layer i) The quantity of seepage loss under the dam when k-2 x 10-³ cm/s ii) The exit gradient (at point X) iii) The pressure distribution on the base of the dam iv) The factor of safety with respect to piping 30 m Impervious 12 m 2m 10 m sheet pile 2 3.5 A B 40 m 5 C C' 0.4 2m D E F (5.4) (6.4) (6/9) 10 m sheet pile X F Y 8.5 m (8.4) (9.4) Scale: 0 Ţ Number of equipotential drops (10.4) KXK 10 m

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Q-5: The dam and flow nets shown in Figure below. The dam is 120 m long and has two 10 m sheet piles
driven partially into the granular soil layer. Datum is at bottom impervious layer
i) The quantity of seepage loss under the dam when k-2 x 10-³ cm/s
ii) The exit gradient (at point X)
iii) The pressure distribution on the base of the dam
iv) The factor of safety with respect to piping
30⁰ m
Impervious
12 m
↓
2 m
1
10 m
sheet pile
D
(2) 3.5
3
A
4) B
0
V
40 m
5 C
C' 0.4
2 m
E
F
(5.4) (6.4) (6/9)
10 m
sheet pile
X
F
Y
8.5 m
(8.4)
(9.4)
Scale: 0
P
Number of
equipotential
drops
(10.4)
10 m
Transcribed Image Text:Q-5: The dam and flow nets shown in Figure below. The dam is 120 m long and has two 10 m sheet piles driven partially into the granular soil layer. Datum is at bottom impervious layer i) The quantity of seepage loss under the dam when k-2 x 10-³ cm/s ii) The exit gradient (at point X) iii) The pressure distribution on the base of the dam iv) The factor of safety with respect to piping 30⁰ m Impervious 12 m ↓ 2 m 1 10 m sheet pile D (2) 3.5 3 A 4) B 0 V 40 m 5 C C' 0.4 2 m E F (5.4) (6.4) (6/9) 10 m sheet pile X F Y 8.5 m (8.4) (9.4) Scale: 0 P Number of equipotential drops (10.4) 10 m
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