A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil Yet = 18 kN/m3. Using unit weight of water, Y, = 9.81kN/m3, find the effective vertical stress (expressed in kN/m2) on plane X-X.3m1mSoil5 mY-18 KN/mX---------- X1m2 m

Given data, Ysat = 18 kN/m. Unit weight of water, Yw = 9.81 kN/m, To find out the vertical stress…

A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil Yet = 18 kN/m3. Using unit weight of water, Yu = 9.81 kN/m3, find the effective vertical stress (expressed in kN/m2) on plane X-X. 3 m 1 m Soil 5 m Y-18 KN/m X------ ---- X 1 m 2 m

A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil Yet = 18 kN/m3. Using unit weight of water, Yu = 9.81 kN/m3, find the effective vertical stress (expressed in kN/m2) on plane X-X. 3 m 1 m Soil 5 m Y-18 KN/m X------ ---- X 1 m 2 m

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Principles of Seepage

In hydrology, when water flows down in a pore or crack of unsaturated soil due to gravity, the deep layer of soil is called seepage. It is the slow movement of water in the soil layer. Seepage is mainly found near hydraulic structures and is responsible for the stability of earthen-type hydraulic structures.

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A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil Yet = 18 kN/m3. Using unit weight of water, Y, = 9.81
kN/m3, find the effective vertical stress (expressed in kN/m2) on plane X-X.
3m
1m
Soil
5 m
Y-18 KN/m
X------
---- X
1m
2 m

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