The section of a concrete gravity dam with its flow net diagram is shown in Figure 10,38, The coefficient of permeability of the soil (anistropic) in the vertical and horizontal directions are 0.25 m/day and 0.58 m/day, respectively. The length of dam perpendicular to the paper is 120 m.

The section of a concrete gravity dam with its flow net diagram is shown in Figure 10,38, The coefficient of permeability of the soil (anistropic) in the vertical and horizontal directions are 0.25 m/day and 0.58 m/day, respectively. The length of dam perpendicular to the paper is 120 m.

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