The flow net for the dam shown in the Figure includes a sheet pile wall of located upstream of the dam in order to reduc

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The flow net for the dam shown in the Figure includes a sheet pile wall of located upstream of the dam in order to reduc

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The flow net for the dam shown in the Figure includes a sheet pile wall of
located upstream of the dam in order to reduce seepage. The dam has 0.5
km wide, and the permeability of the silty sand layer is 3.5.10* cm/s. Find:
(a) The total flow under the dam in liters per year
(b) Would the dam be more stable if the sheet pile wall were located downstream?
Ah= 6.0 m 17.0 mi Toom 1 2.0 m 1 15 111 IMPERVIOUS STRATUM (CLAY OR ROCK)
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