Q1/Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam with an upstream blanket and a sheet pile cutoff wall as shown below. If the permeability of the soil is 7.5 X 10 cm/s, calculate the discharge and draw the seepage flow net. 14.0 m 4.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m 5.0 m 5.0 m Blanket B Sheet pile Impervious stratum 1.0 m 0.5 m

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Q1/Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam with an
upstream blanket and a sheet pile cutoff wall as shown
below. If the permeability of the soil is 7.5 X 10 cm/s,
calculate the discharge and draw the seepage flow net.
5.0 m
14.0 m
4.0 m
1.5 m
4.0 m
5.0 m
Blanket
B
Sheet pile
Impervious stratum
1.0 m
0.5 m
Transcribed Image Text:Q1/Seepage takes place beneath a concrete dam with an upstream blanket and a sheet pile cutoff wall as shown below. If the permeability of the soil is 7.5 X 10 cm/s, calculate the discharge and draw the seepage flow net. 5.0 m 14.0 m 4.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m 5.0 m Blanket B Sheet pile Impervious stratum 1.0 m 0.5 m
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