SITUATION 4 The soil under a dam has three layers with different coefficient of permeability. Determine the following: (a) Calculate the equivalent hydraulic conductivity in cm/sec. (b) Compute the Transmissibility of the soil when the water table is at the ground surface, in sq.cm/ sec (Note: Transmissibility= k x distance) (c) Determine the seepage velocity of water moving through soil if it has a void ratio of 0.60 and a hydraulic gradient of 0.0018 in cm/hr. llustration for Situation 4 KI = 0.000I0 cm/sec at 3m K2= 0.032 cm/sec at 4m K3 0.000041 cm/sec at Gm

SITUATION 4 The soil under a dam has three layers with different coefficient of permeability. Determine the following: (a) Calculate the equivalent hydraulic conductivity in cm/sec. (b) Compute the Transmissibility of the soil when the water table is at the ground surface, in sq.cm/ sec (Note: Transmissibility= k x distance) (c) Determine the seepage velocity of water moving through soil if it has a void ratio of 0.60 and a hydraulic gradient of 0.0018 in cm/hr. llustration for Situation 4 KI = 0.000I0 cm/sec at 3m K2= 0.032 cm/sec at 4m K3 0.000041 cm/sec at Gm

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Principles of Seepage

In hydrology, when water flows down in a pore or crack of unsaturated soil due to gravity, the deep layer of soil is called seepage. It is the slow movement of water in the soil layer. Seepage is mainly found near hydraulic structures and is responsible for the stability of earthen-type hydraulic structures.

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SITUATION 4
The soil under a dam has three layers with different coeffident of permeability. Determine the following:
(a) Calculate the equivalent hydraulic conductivity in am/sec.
(b) Compute the Transmissibility of the soil when the water table is at the ground surface, in sq.cm/ sec
(Note: Transmissibility= k x distance)
(c) Determine the seepage velocity of water moving through soil if it has a void ratio of 0.60 and a hydraulic
gradient of 0.0018 in cm/hr.
Illustration for Situation 4
KI = 0.000 I0 cm/sec at 3m
K2= 0.032 cm/sec at 4m
K3= 0.000041 cm/sec at Gm

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