Q1: Find the uplift pressure at important key points, and check the safty against uplift pressure and piping. The floor is founded over coarse sand for the following hydraulic structure shown in Figure below. (Hint: use G-2.24, use Khosla's theory). 100.5 m 97 m 955e 12 m 4m 26m 175m 0.6m

Q1: Find the uplift pressure at important key points, and check the safty against uplift pressure and piping. The floor is founded over coarse sand for the following hydraulic structure shown in Figure below. (Hint: use G-2.24, use Khosla's theory). 100.5 m 97 m 955e 12 m 4m 26m 175m 0.6m

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Q1: Find the uplift pressure at important key points, and check the safty against uplift
pressure and piping. The floor is founded over coarse sand for the following hydraulic
structure shown in Figure below. (Hint: use G=2.24, use Khosla's theory).
100.5 m
97 m
1 m
95 5 m
96 m
94 m
91.5 m
89 m
a0 m
12 m
4 m
2.6 m
175m
6.5 m

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