-8 00 m- 3.00 m 2.50 m 7.25 m 9.00 m FIGURE 1 Q1) Draw the flow net of seepage under the structure in Figure 1, and determine the quantity of seepage. The coefficient of permeability of the soil is 5-0x10$ m/sec. What is the uplift force on the base of the structure? (Use Nf = 4) %3D

-8 00 m- 3.00 m 2.50 m 7.25 m 9.00 m FIGURE 1 Q1) Draw the flow net of seepage under the structure in Figure 1, and determine the quantity of seepage. The coefficient of permeability of the soil is 5-0x10$ m/sec. What is the uplift force on the base of the structure? (Use Nf = 4) %3D

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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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Q1) Draw the flow net of seepage under the structure in Figure 1, and determine
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m/sec. What is the uplift force on the base of the structure? (Use Nf = 4)
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