Given the sketch of half of a symmetrical Flow Net shown in Figure H8-4, compute the total head, pressure head, and elevation head for a point halfway up the sheet pile from its base, on either side of the sheet pile (i.e., Points C and B are on the left and right faces of the sheet pile). Assume the water is 5 m and 1 m above the ground surface in the upstream and downstream sides of the sheet pile, respectively. Use the bottom of the silty sand soil as the Datum. Ground Surface 6m Silty Sand soil A C B h₁ = 4m V 12 m

Given the sketch of half of a symmetrical Flow Net shown in Figure H8-4, compute the total head, pressure head, and elevation head for a point halfway up the sheet pile from its base, on either side of the sheet pile (i.e., Points C and B are on the left and right faces of the sheet pile). Assume the water is 5 m and 1 m above the ground surface in the upstream and downstream sides of the sheet pile, respectively. Use the bottom of the silty sand soil as the Datum. Ground Surface 6m Silty Sand soil A C B h₁ = 4m V 12 m

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter7: Seepage

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