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Earth Dam - Introduction, Types And Calculation Of Seepage Through It

A dam is a barrier that restricts the flow of water and can be used to collect the water. This water may be utilized for many purposes such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use and hydro power generation. Dams can be created using different materials such as bricks, concrete, timber

Piping Failure In Hydraulic Structures

A dam is a barrier that restricts the flow of water and can be used to collect the water. This water may be utilized for many purposes such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use and hydropower generation. Many a times, these dams or such hydraulic structures are built on pervious

Flow Net

A Soil mass is the huge collection of small particles we call soil grains. These soil grains when depositing in a soil mass encloses empty space between them which we call voids. The water available under the ground moves inside the soil through these voids from the region of high hydrauli

Seepage Pressure And Quicksand

A Soil mass is the huge collection of small particles we call soil grains. These soil grains when depositing in a soil mass encloses empty space between them which we call voids. The free water available under the ground moves inside the soil under the influence of gravity and it flows thr

Effect Of Capillary Rise Of Water On Effective Stress

A soil mass is composed of small solid particles which we call the soil grains. These soil grains when depositing in a soil mass arranges themselves in a way that some amount of empty space is enclosed between them. We call these spaces voids. These soil particles in a soil mass are burden

Capillary Rise In Soils

A soil mass is composed of small solid particles which we call the soil grains. These soil grains when depositing in a soil mass arranges themselves in a way that some amount of empty space is enclosed between them. We call these spaces voids. When rainfall occurs on this soil surface the

Effect Of Surcharge On Effective Stress

Soil particles in a soil mass experience weight of everything above them which includes weight of all the soil particles above them, weight of water and weight of structure if present, and because of that they experience stress in between the soil particles which we call total stress. Bu

Effect Of Water Table On Effective Stress

Soil particles in a soil mass experience weight of everything above them which includes weight of all the soil particles above them, weight of water and weight of structure if present, and because of that soil particles experience stress in between each other which we call total stress. But if w

Effective Stress Principle

A Soil mass is the huge collection of small particles we call soil grains. These soil grains have mass so they exert force as weight downwards on other particles. Weight is a force and we represent it in Newton or Kilo Newton. These soil grains due to their own weight gets pushed by all th

Factors Affecting Permeability Of Soil

A soil mass is composed of small solid particles which we call the soil grains. These soil grains when depositing in a soil mass arranges themselves in a way that some amount of empty space is left between them. We call these spaces voids. And the property of the soil which permits the wat

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