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Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Find the seepage quantity across the entire wall per day.

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EXAMPLE 8.3 Seepage takes place around a retaining wall shown in Figure 8.8. The hydraulic con- ductivity of the sand is 1.5 × 10-3 cm/s. The retaining wall is 50 m long. Determine the quantity of seepage across the entire wall per day. FIGURE 8.8 5 m Retaining wall Impervious layer Sand
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