SOIL PERMEABILITY AND FLOW NETS
Situation No. 1:
The soil profile shown below is typical in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Calculate the
ratio of Kh(eq)/Kv(eq)
Situation No. 2:
The coefficient of permeability of fine sand is 0.012 cm/sec at a void ratio of 0.57.
Estimate the increased permeability using the Kozeny-Carman of this same sand
when its void ratio has increased to 0.72.
Situation No. 3:
The completed flow net for dam shown below includes a steel-sheet pile cutoff wall
located at the head water side of the dam to reduce seepage loss. The dam is half a
kilometer in width to (shore to shore) and the permeability of the silty sand stratum
is 3.5 x 10-4 cm/s.
a. Determine the potential drop.
b. Find the total seepage loss under the dam in liters per year
Situation No. 4:
For the shown flow net:
a. Calculate the uplift force at the base of the weir, per foot of length Point A and B
at the corners of the concrete dam.
b. Calculate the driving head at lines 5 and 12
Situation No. 5:
The apparatus shown in Figure 21-25(01)-SO2 maintains a constant head of 160 mm.
The soil sample has a hydraulic conductivity of 5X10-3 cm/sec with moisture content
of 18.5%. Use Gs = 2.7.
a. Calculate the seepage velocity in mm/sec.
b. Calculate the flow of water in cm3/sec.
c. Calculate the time required for the red dye to pass through the soil assuming that
there is no diffusion, or the red dye does not scatter as it passes through the soil.
Situation No. 6:
The soil layer under a dam is made up of 4 layers with the following properties:
Layer Thickness (m) Coefficient of Permeability
(cm/hr)
1 4 6
2 6 4
3 10 3
4 5 5
1. Evaluate the equivalent coefficient of permeability in the vertical direction, m/day.
a. 1.25 m/day
b. 0.92 m/day
c. 0.65 m/day
d. 0.75 m/day
2. What is the transmissivity of the soil when the water table is at the ground
surface, m2/day? (Note: T=KH; where T = transmissivity; K = Hydraulic conductivity;
H = Thickness of soil)
a. 23.08 m2/day
b. 18.75 m2/day
c. 15.24 m2/day
d. 20.87 m2/day
3. If the hydraulic gradient of flow is 0.03, what is the interstitial velocity (seepage
velocity) of water through the soil if the soil has average void ratio of 0.70.
a. 0.15 cm/hr
b. 0.21 cm/hr
c. 0.28 cm/hr
d. 0.32 cm/hr
Situation No. 7:
The sheet pile is driven in the reclamation area.
Determine the following:
a. No. of flow channels.
b. No. of pressure drops.
c. Seepage under the sheet pile if the coefficient of permeability of soil is 6.5 x10–5
m/s.
Situation No. 8:
The earthdam and foundation has the given cross-section.
Determine the following:
a. Seepage in the dam.
b. Seepage in the foundation.
c. Uplift pressure under the earthdam if the width at the bottom is 30 m.