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DEPARTMENTOFCIVILENGINEERING

KAKATIYAINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY& SCIENCE, WARANGAL


(An Autonomous Institute under Kakatiya University, Warangal)
Tutorial-6(UNIT–II)

Course Code-Name U18CE505 – Soil Mechanics Branch-Section 5CE


Tutorial sheet posted in 01-09-2024 Tutorial scheduled on 04-09-24, 11:40 to 12:30
course web on 05-09-24, 11:40 to 12:30
Topics Covered Seepage

Tuto Probl TutorialProblems CO CDLL


rial em
.No
What is the critical gradient of a sand deposit of specific gravity
1. CO2 [Ap]
= 2.67 and void ratio = 0.55 ?
A 3 m thick soil stratum has coefficient of permeability of 3 X 10-7
m/s. A separate test gave porosity 40% and bulk unit weight 21
2. kN/m3 at a moisture content of 31%. Determine the head at CO2 [Ap]
which upward seepage will cause quick sand condition. What is
the flow required to maintain critical condition?
A 1.25 m layer of the soil (G = 2.65 and porosity = 35%) is subject
to an upward seepage head of 1.85 m. What depth of coarse sand
T-6 would be required above the soil to provide a factor of safety of
3. CO2 [An]
2.0 against piping assuming that the coarse sand has the same
porosity and specific gravity as the soil and that there is
negligible head loss in the sand.
In order to compute the seepage loss through the foundation of a
cofferdam, flownets were constructed. The result of the flownet
study gave Nf= 6, Nd = 16. The head of water lost during seepage
4 CO2 [Ap]
was 19.68 ft. If the hydraulic conductivity of the soil is k = 13.12 x
10~5 ft/min, compute the seepage loss per foot length of dam per
day.
A homogenous anisotropic earth dam, which is 20 m high is
constructed on an impermeable foundation. The coefficients of
permeability of soil used for the construction of the dam, in the
horizontal and vertical direction are 4.8 X 10-8m/s and 1.6X10-8
m/s respectively. The water level on the reservoir side 18m from
5. CO2 [Ap]
the base of the dam, downstream is dry. It is seen that there are 4
flow channels and 18 equipotential drops is a square flownet
drawn in the transformed dam section. Estimate the quantity of
seepage per unit length in m3 /s through the dam.
[ Ans: 11.085 X 10-8 m3 /s/m run
A deposit of cohesionless soil with a permeability of 3 × 10–2
cm/s has a depth of 10 m with an impervious ledge below. A
sheet pile wall is driven into this deposit to a depth of 7.5 m. The
wall extends above the surface of the soil and a 2.5 m depth of
6. water acts on one side. Sketch the flow net and determine the CO2 [Ap]
seepage quantity per meter length of the wall. The flow net is
shown.
Number of flow channels, nf = 4
Number of equipotential drops, nd = 14
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Course Faculty: Dr. M. Andal

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