Structural Analysis
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You were assigned to describe the pore water pressure in Figure 1. It shows the cross-section
of a homogenous compacted earth dam highlighting the flow behavior. Excessive rainfall has
saturated the embankment. Given the three points A, B and C.

A. Which of the points will have the highest positive pore water pressure?
B. Which of the points will have the lowest positive pore water pressure?

Figure 1 shows the cross-section of a homogeneous compacted earth dam highlighting the flow
behavior. Note three points: A, B and C. At which one of these points would you have the highest
positive pore-water pressure?
1
Excessive rainfall
( surface flux)
Phreatic surface
Water level
Rock fill
Figure 1: Homogeneous Earth Dam
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Transcribed Image Text:Figure 1 shows the cross-section of a homogeneous compacted earth dam highlighting the flow behavior. Note three points: A, B and C. At which one of these points would you have the highest positive pore-water pressure? 1 Excessive rainfall ( surface flux) Phreatic surface Water level Rock fill Figure 1: Homogeneous Earth Dam
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