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GL 7:00 Sand Water table is at ground level Water content = 20% Specific gravity of solids 2.7 Unit weight of water = 10 kN/m 5 m %3D The saturated unit weight of the sand (kN/m3) is

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Chapter8: Stresses In A Soil Mass

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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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Sand
Water table is at ground level
Water content = 20%
Specific gravity of solids 2.7
Unit weight of water = 10 kN/m
5 m
%3D
%3D
%3D
The saturated unit weight of the sand (kN/m3) is

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