What is the uplift pressure head at point P of the weir (junction of floor and pile downstream as shown in the figure-l)?
What is the uplift pressure head at point P of the weir (junction of floor and pile downstream as shown in the figure-l)?
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the uplift pressure head at point P
of the weir (junction of floor and pile
downstream
as shown in the figure-l)?

Transcribed Image Text:Profile of a weir on permeable foundation is shown
in figure I and an elementary profile of upstream
pile only case' according to Khosla's theory is
shown in figure II. The uplift pressure heads at
key points Q, R and S are 3.14 m, 2.75 m and
0 m, respectively (refer figure II)
5 m
1
3'm
1 m
4 m
R
Q
Gate
|--10m-5m-25 m
Weir
Figure I
40 m-
Floor
Figure II
P
S
➜
5'm
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