Q3- A ) The dam shown below is 500 m in width (shore to shore )and including steel sheet pile , the permeability of soil layer beneath the dam is 3.5 × 10 - cm/s, find the total seepag loss under the dam in m3 /year

Q3- A ) The dam shown below is 500 m in width (shore to shore )and including steel sheet pile , the permeability of soil layer beneath the dam is 3.5 × 10 - cm/s, find the total seepag loss under the dam in m3 /year

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Q3- A) The dam shown below is 500 m in width (shore to shore )and including steel
sheet pile , the permeability of soil layer beneath the dam is 3.5 × 10 -4 cm/s , find the
total seepag loss under the dam in m /year
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