Using the flow net shown below, (1) determine the seepage underneath the 1,000 foot wide concrete dam, and (2) the velocity at point "a*" in feet/hour, where the height of the net's square is 19 feet. The soil has a Gs = 2.67, D10 = 0.01 mm. Overestimate the flow by using Hazen's coefficient C= 15 to determine the permeability k. Ah = 30 feet 5 feet 10
Using the flow net shown below, (1) determine the seepage underneath the 1,000 foot wide concrete dam, and (2) the velocity at point "a*" in feet/hour, where the height of the net's square is 19 feet. The soil has a Gs = 2.67, D10 = 0.01 mm. Overestimate the flow by using Hazen's coefficient C= 15 to determine the permeability k. Ah = 30 feet 5 feet 10
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![Using the flow net shown below, (1) determine the seepage underneath the 1,000 foot wide
concrete dam, and (2) the velocity at point "a*" in feet/hour, where the height of the net's square is
19 feet. The soil has a Gs = 2.67, D10 = 0.01 mm. Overestimate the flow by using Hazen's coefficient
C= 15 to determine the permeability k.
Ah = 30 feet
5 feet
10](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1c0ac08f-2fd1-41d4-b191-f01af6b53ae6%2F5702c174-5547-488e-bfa8-3dd1ddd9c30b%2Fyl2voq7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Using the flow net shown below, (1) determine the seepage underneath the 1,000 foot wide
concrete dam, and (2) the velocity at point "a*" in feet/hour, where the height of the net's square is
19 feet. The soil has a Gs = 2.67, D10 = 0.01 mm. Overestimate the flow by using Hazen's coefficient
C= 15 to determine the permeability k.
Ah = 30 feet
5 feet
10
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