SITUATION: The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4m/day. The water on the upstream side is 20m higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below the dam, a flownet was graphically drawn such that the number of potential drops Nd%3D10 and number of flow channels Nf=4. The base of the dam is founded 1m below the ground. Between the heel and the toe of the dam, a distance of 30m, there are 8 potential drops. Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the dam in kPa. 27 29.43 39.24 9.81

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SITUATION: The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4m/day. The water on the upstream
side is 20m higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below the dam, a
flownet was graphically drawn such that the number of potential drops Nd%3D10 and number of
flow channels Nf=4. The base of the dam is founded 1m below the ground. Between the heel
and the toe of the dam, a distance of 30m, there are 8 potential drops. Determine the uplift
pressure at the toe of the dam in kPa.
27
29.43
39.24
9.81
Transcribed Image Text:SITUATION: The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4m/day. The water on the upstream side is 20m higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below the dam, a flownet was graphically drawn such that the number of potential drops Nd%3D10 and number of flow channels Nf=4. The base of the dam is founded 1m below the ground. Between the heel and the toe of the dam, a distance of 30m, there are 8 potential drops. Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the dam in kPa. 27 29.43 39.24 9.81
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