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CED, TIET Patiala

Tutorial No.8
UCE501 Soil Mechanics – Flow-nets

Q.No.1. A flow net for flow around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable soil layer is shown in
Figure 9.1. Given that kx = kz = 4.2 x 10-3 cm/s, determine
a. the piezometric heads at points a (5m from base), b (2.5m from base), c (7.5m from base)and d (at
base) on flow - net
b. the rate of seepage through per unit length.

Figure 9.1
(Ans: (a) 9.42m, 11.33m, 4.58m, 12.08m, (b) q = 7.35 x 10-3 cm3/s)

Q.No.2. Transformed section of an anisotropic earth dam is given in Figure 9.2. The hydraulic
conductivities kx and kz in the horizontal and vertical directions are respectively 4.5 x 10-8 m/s and
1.6 x 10-8 m/s. For the flow net, determine the quantity of seepage through the dam. What is the
pore pressure at point P? P is 5m above the base.

Figure 9.2

(Ans: q = 10-7 m3/s, (Pore Pressure)P = 99kN/m2)

Q.No. 3 A dam, shown in Figure 9.3a, retains 10 m of water. A sheet pile wall (cutoff curtain) on the
upstream side, which is used to reduce seepage under the dam, penetrates 7 m into a 20.3-m-thick silty
sand stratum. Below the silty sand is a thick deposit of practically impervious clay. The average
hydraulic conductivity of the silty sand is 2.0 x 10-4 cm/s. Assume that the silty sand is homogeneous
and isotropic. For the flownet for the seepage condition shown in Fig.9.3b, find the following
a) Calculate the flow rate, q.
b) Calculate and draw the porewater pressure distribution at the base of the dam.
c) Determine the uplift force.
d) Determine the maximum hydraulic gradient.
e) Will piping occur if the void ratio of the silty sand is 0.8?
f) What is the effect of reducing the depth of penetration of the sheet pile wall?

Dr. Aditya Parihar


CED, TIET Patiala

Figure 9.3a

Figure 9.3b
(Ans: (a) 0.057 cm3/s, (c) 1946.4 kN for unit length of wall, (d) 0.36, (e) F.S. = 2.6)

Dr. Aditya Parihar

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