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Find the rate of seepage through the permeable layer at
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A permeable soil layer is underlain by an impervious layer as shown. For permeable layer K=4.8x10-3 cm/sec. If H = 3 m and α = 5˚
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Determine the cross-sectional area of the permeable soil layer.
Determine the rate of seepage in cm3/hr/meter.
2. Consider the stratified soil deposit shown in the figure. There are four layers, 3m thick each, and kH1=2x10³, kH2=1x105, kµ3=2x104,
kH4=1x10³in cm/sec. Determine the equivalent coefficient of permeability in the horizontal direction and the total flow in cm3/sec per cm
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Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.2PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.4PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.5PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.6PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.7PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.10P
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- Steady state vertical seepage is occurring in the soil profile shown in the figure. 1. Compute the elevation of the water surface at the piezometer is attached at the base of the upper soil layer B. 2. Compute the effective stress at the base of the upper soil layer B. 3. Compute the volumetric flow rate of the lower soil layer assuming cross sectional area of soil layer is 0.80 sq.m. EL 100 A 3.6 m B 8.24• water surface Layer 1 Y-18.46 kN/m³ K-12.5 mm/sec. Layer 2 4.6 m y=18.65 kN/m³ K₂-7.5 mm/sec. h₁ 4.6 h₂ 3.6marrow_forward7.1 A permeable soil layer is underlain by an impervious layer as shown in Figure 7.29. Knowing that k = 6 x 10-³ cm/sec for the permeable layer, calculate the rate of seepage through this layer in m³/hr/m width. Given: H = 5.4 m and α = 7°. Groundwater table (free surface) H Impervious layer Ground surface Direction of seepagearrow_forwardA permeable soil layer is underlain by an impervious layer as shown below. Knowing that k = 6 x 10 -3 cm/sec for the permeable layer. Given H = 5.4 m, calculate the rate of seepage through this layer in m 3 /hr. if: α = 5 o α = 7 o α = 9 o α = 12 o Draw a chart α vs. q (i.e. α on the x-axis, and q on the y-axis) and discuss how the slope angle (α) impact the flow rate and explain the reason for such behavior.arrow_forward
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- A horizontal stratified soil deposit consists of three layers each uniform in itself. The permeabilities of these layers are 8x104 cm/s, 52x104 cm/s, and 6x104 cm/s, and their thicknesses are 7, 3 and 10 m, respectively. Find the effective average permeability of the deposit in the vertical direction (mm/s). Select the correct response: 13.6x103 15.4x103 7.7x10-3 1.1x102arrow_forwardA layered soil is depicted in the following figure. Make reasonable assumptions on the hydraulic conductivity on each layer and estimate the equivalent permeability, keq, for direction of water flow #1 and #2. Direction of water flow #1 H, = 3.5 m, dense gravel %3D H, = 7.2 m, soft clay %3D Direction of water flow #2 H, = 6.8 m, medium dense sand H = 2.9 m, dense sand %3D 4arrow_forward3. A layer of silty soil of thickness 5 m lies below the ground surface at a particular site and below the silt layer lies a clay stratum. The ground water table is at a depth of 4 m below the ground surface. The following data are available for both the silt and clay layers of soil. e = 0.7, and G = 2.7 Silt layer: D1o = 0.018 mm, Clay layer: e = 0.8 and G, = 2.75 (c) the Required: (a) Height of capillary rise, (b) capillary pressure, effective pressure at the ground surface, at GWT level, at the bottom of the silt layer and at a depth of H = 6 m below ground level, and (d) at a depth 2 m below ground level. Ans: a) 4.0 m, b) 16.16KN/m², c) 78.56 kN/m²_, d) 47.36 kN/m²arrow_forward
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