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Figure 5 (c): Seepage beneath a concrete dam (left) and a sheet pile (right)
SEEPAGE CALCULATION
SEEPAGE CALCULATION
Isotropic Soil Anisotropic Soil
q = (√k k ) (HN /N )
Δq = k(H/N ) Δq = kH(n/N )
x z f d
d d
k = permeability, H = total head loss, N = no. of drops, N = no. of flow channels
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d f
