B)Calculation of total flow rate per unit length of soil under the dam

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The figure opposite shows a concrete dam lying on a layer of sandy soil
with a permeability coefficient of 4.6 * 10-6. It is desirable:
A)Flow network drawing (1/100 drawing scale)
B)Calculation of total flow rate per unit length of soil under the dam
C) Calculation of maximum and minimum hydraulic gradients of flow
springs
D)The amount of head uplift force per unit length of the dam
8m
16m
14m
Transcribed Image Text:The figure opposite shows a concrete dam lying on a layer of sandy soil with a permeability coefficient of 4.6 * 10-6. It is desirable: A)Flow network drawing (1/100 drawing scale) B)Calculation of total flow rate per unit length of soil under the dam C) Calculation of maximum and minimum hydraulic gradients of flow springs D)The amount of head uplift force per unit length of the dam 8m 16m 14m
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