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CE5101 Lecture 3
Seepage through Soils
by
Prof Harry Tan
SEP 2011
Outline
Seepage Theory
P t ti l and
Potential
d St
Stream F
Functions
ti
Flow Nets and FEM models
Seepage through Dams and
Embankments
Seepage in Anisotropic Soils
Instability due to Seepage
Seepage and Effective Stress
2
d
dx
10
11
12
= 8m
= 7m
13
14
= 16.7 m
HQ = 17.5 8.4*0.455
= 13.7 m
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EX 1 Plaxis Result
H=17.5m
H=12.5m
Hp=16.8m
Hq=13.6m
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EX 1 Plaxis Results
Total discharge = 15.7e-6 m3/s per m
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EX 1 Plaxis Results
Pp=88 kPa
Pq=66 kPa
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10
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EX 2 Plaxis Results
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EX 2 Plaxis Results
Discharge = 1.63e-4 m3/s per m
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EX 2 Plaxis Results
Uplift pressures
33 kPa
90 kPa
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12
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13
27
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EX 3 Dam Seepage
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EX 3 Dam Seepage
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EX 3 Plaxis Results
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EX 3 Plaxis Results
Discharge = 17.1e-6 m3/s per m
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17
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Datum
hm
d
hm
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ic
'
w
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'd
hm w
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Fs j.volume i. w .volume
ie Seepage Force = Seepage Pressure x Volume
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' sat w
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48
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hs=
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(Total stress at A)
(Pore water pressures at A)
(Effective stress at A)
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Seepage pressures at A=
i. w
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'A
i.e.
' A hs 'i. w
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