A sheet pile wall is driven to a depth of 6 m into a permeable sand layer (k = 6X10-3 mm/s) of 13.5 m thickness lying on an impermeable layer. The water on one

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A sheet pile wall is driven to a depth of 6 m into a permeable sand layer (k = 6X10-3 mm/s) of 13.5 m thickness lying on an impermeable layer. The water on one side of the wall is at a height of 4.5 m, while on the other side, pumps maintain the water level at ground level. Estimate the number of flow lines

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