Sub: Geotechnical Engineering Topic : Permeablity

MODULE- 44C
Permeability & Seepage
𝜋×52
×200 1.0
= 𝜋×10042 × 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( )
×3×3600 0.35
4
1. The coefficients permeability of a soil in
horizontal and vertical directions are 3.46 = 4.86× 10−5 mm/s
and 1.5 m/day respectively. The base
length of a concrete dam resting in this = 4.86× 10−6 cm/s
soil is 100 m. When the flow net is
developed for this soil with 1:25 scale 3. An unit volume of a mass of saturated soil
factor in the vertical direction, the reduced is subjected to horizontal seepage. The
base length of the dam will be saturated unit weight is 22 kN/m3 and the
hydraulic gradient is 0.3. The resultant
(A) 2.63 m (B) 4.00 m body force on the soil mass is
(a) 1.98 kN (b) 6.6 kN
(C) 6.08 m (D) 5.43 m (c) 11.49 kN (d) 22.97 kN
Ans:
Ans:

𝑘𝑦
𝑥𝑡 = x.√
𝑘𝑥
𝑟𝑤 .i 22
=3
1.5
= 100 × √ R = √222 + 32 = 22.2kN
3.6

1 1.5
As per scale = ×100× √ = 2.63 4. The figure below shows two flow lines for
25 3.46
seepage across an interface between two
soil media of different co-efficient of
permeability. If entrance angle a1=30°, the
2. In a falling head permeability test the exit angle a2 will be
initial head of 1.0m dropped to 0.35 m in
3 hours, the diameter of the stand pipe
being 5 mm. The soil specimen was 200
mm long and of 100 mm diameter. The
coefficient of permeability of the soil is:

(A) 4.86 ×10−5 cm/s (a) 7.50° (b) 14.03°

(c) 66.59° (d) 75.96°
(B) 4.86 × 10−6 cm/s Ans:
𝑘1 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝛼1
=
𝑘2 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝛼2
(C) 4.86 × 105 cm/s 1.0×10−7 𝑇𝑎𝑛30
= ∴66.590
6 4×10−7 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝛼2
(D) 4.86 ×10 cm/s

Ans: 5. In a constant head permeameter with cross

𝑎𝐿 ℎ1 section area of 10 cm2, when the flow was
. 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒
𝐴𝑡 ℎ2 taking place under a hydraulic gradient of
0.5, the amount of water collected in 60

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seconds is 600 cc. The permeability of the 8. Two soil specimens with identical
soil is geometric dimensions were subjected to
(a) 0.002 cm/s (b) 0.02 cm/s falling head permeability tests in the
(c) 0.2 cm/s (d) 2.0 cm/s laboratory under identical conditions. The
ℎ fall of water head was measured after an
Ans: a = k .A
𝐿
600 identical time interval. The ratio of initial
= k.0.5 × 10 ∴ k = 2cm/s to final water heads for the test involving
60
the first specimen was 1.25. If the
6. Water is flowing through the permeability coefficient of permeability of the second
apparatus as shown in the figure. The specimen is 5-times that of the first, the
coefficient of permeability of the soil is k ratio of initial to final water heads in the
m/s and the porosity of the soil sample is test involving the second specimen is
0.50. (A) 3.05 (B) 3.80 (C) 4.00 (D) 6.25
Ans :
𝑎𝐿 ℎ
K= . log 1
𝐴𝑡 ℎ2
ℎ1
k𝛼 log
ℎ2
ℎ
(log 1 )
𝑘1 ℎ2 1
=
𝑘2 (log ℎ1 )
ℎ2 2
A) The total head, elevation head and 1 log 1.25
= ∴ 𝑥 = 3.05
pressure head in metres of water at the 5 log 𝑥
point R shown in the figure are
(a) 0.8, 0.4, 0.4 (b) 1.2, 0.4, 0.8
(c) 0.4, 0, 0.4 (d) 1.6, 0.4, 1.2
Ans: 9. The flow net around a sheet pile wall is
Hydraulic gradient i=
1.2
=1 shown in the sketch. The properties of the
1.2 soil are: permeability coefficient = 0.09
Head on ug to R = 0.8× 1= 0.8 m/day (isotropic), specific gravity = 2.70
Elevation head at R=0 and void ratio = 0.85. The sheet pile wall
0.6
Total head = 1.4 – (1.0) = 0.8 and the bottom of the soil are
1.0
Elevation head = 0.4 impermeable.
Presume head = 0.8 – 0.4 = 0.4

B) What are discharge velocity and

seepage velocity through the soil sample?
(A) k, 2k (B) 2/3k, 4/3k
(C) 2k, k (D) 4/3k, 2/3k
Ans:
1
Discharge velocity = ki = k. = k
1
𝑣 𝑘
Seepage velocity = = = 2k
𝜂 0.3

7. An open ended steel barrel of 1 m height

and 1 m diameter is filled with saturated
a) The seepage loss (in m3 per day per
fine sand having coefficient of
unit length of the wall) of water is
permeability of 10−2 𝑚/𝑠. The barrel
(A) 0.33 (B) 0.38 (C) 0.43 (D) 0.54
stands on a saturated bed of gravel. The
Ans :
time required for the water level in the 𝑁 4 3
barrel to drop by 0.75 m is Q = Kh 𝑓 =0.09× 8.5 × = 0.38 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑁𝑑 8
(A) 58.9 s (B) 75 s (C) 100s (D) 150s b) The factor of safety against the
Ans: 𝜗 = 𝐾𝑖 occurrence of piping failure is
𝜗 = 10−2 × 1 𝑚⁄𝑠 (A) 3.55 (B) 2.93 (C) 2.60 (D) 0.39
𝑑 0.75
t= = −2 = 75 𝑠𝑒𝑐 Ans :
𝜗 10 𝑎−1 2.7−1
( 1+𝑒 ) (1+0.85) 0.9189
F= = 8.5 = = 2.6
𝑖 0.3542
( 8 ⁄3)

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10. The ratio Nf/Nd is known as shape factor, 𝑣 6×10−7

seepage velocity = = 1⁄ =
where Nf is the number of flow lines and 𝜂 3
Nd is the number of equipotential drops. 18 × 10−7 𝑚⁄𝑠
Flow net is always drawn with a constant 13. If during a permeability test on a soil
b/a ratio, where b and a are distances sample with a falling head permeameter,
between two consecutive flow lines and
equal time intervals are noted for drop of
equipotential lines, respectively.
Assuming that b/a ratio remains the same, head from ‘ℎ1 ’ to ‘ℎ2 ’ and again from
the shape factor of a flow net will change ‘ℎ2 ’ to ‘ℎ3 ’. Then which one of the
if the following relations would hold good?
(A) upstream and downstream heads are a) ℎ32 = ℎ1 ℎ2 b) ℎ12 = ℎ2 ℎ3
interchanged
(B) soil in the flow space is changed c) ℎ22 = ℎ1 ℎ3 d) (ℎ1 −ℎ2 ) = (ℎ2 −ℎ3 )
(C) dimensions of the flow space are
Ans :
changed
(D) head difference causing the flow is ℎ1 ℎ2
= ∴ ℎ2 2 = ℎ1 ℎ3
changed ℎ2 ℎ3
Ans: ( C )

11. The soil profile below a lake with water 14. A flow net is drawn to obtain
level at elevation = 0 m and lake bottom at a) Seepage, coefficient of permeability
elevation = -10 m is shown in the figure, and uplift pressure.
where k is the permeability coefficient. A b) Coefficient of permeability, uplift
piezometer (stand pipe) installed in the pressure and seepage quantity
sand layer shows a reading of +10 m c) Exit gradient, uplift pressure and
elevation. Assume that the piezometric
seepage quantity.
head is uniform in the sand layer. The
quantity of water (in 𝑚3 /𝑠) flowing into d) Exit gradient, seepage and coefficient
the lake from the sand layer through the of permeability.
silt layer per unit area of the lake bed is: Ans :
( c)

15. A bed of sand consists of three horizontal

layers of equal thickness. The value of
Darcy’s ‘k’ for upper and lower layers is
1x10-2cm/sec.and the middle layer is 1x
10-1 cm/sec.The ratio of the permeability
of the bed in the horizontal direction to
that in the vertical direction is
a) 10.0 to 1 b) 2.8 to 1
(A) 1.5 x 10−6 (B) 2.0 x 10−6
c) 2.0 to 1 d)1 to 10
(C) 1.0 x 10−6 (D) 0.5 x 10−6
Ans :
Ans :
1×10−2 ×𝐻+1×10−1 𝐻+1×10−2 +1
Q=KiA 𝑘ℎ = = 0.04
𝐻+𝐻+𝐻
10 3
=10−6 × × 1=0.5× 10−6 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
20
𝐻+𝐻+𝐻
𝑘𝑣 = 𝐻 𝐻 𝐻 = 0.01428
+ +
12. A soil has a discharge velocity of 6× 1×10−2 1×10−1 1×10−2

10−7 m/s and a void ratio of 0.5. its 𝑘ℎ 0.04

= = 2.8
seepage velocity is 𝑘𝑣 0.01428

a) 18× 10−7 m/s b) 12× 10−7 m/s 16. Due to rise in temperature, the viscosity
c) 6× 10 m/s−7
d) 3× 10 m/s −7 and unit weight of percolating fluid are
reduced to 70% and 90% respectively.
Ans : Other things being constant, the change in
𝑒 0.5 1
E = 0.5 𝜂 = = = coefficient of permeability will be
1+𝑒 1.5 3
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c) 63.0% d) 77.8% homogenous but anisotropic, gave four

flow channels and sixteen equipotenital
Ans : drops.
𝑟𝑤 The coefficient of permeability in the
k∝
𝜇 horizontal and vertical directions is 4.0 ×
10−7 m/s and 1× 10−7 m/s respectively. If
𝑘1 𝑟𝑤1 𝜇2
= × the storage head was 20m, then the
𝑘2 𝜇1 𝑟𝑤2
seepage per unit length of dam (in 𝑚3 /s)
𝜇1 𝑟𝑤2 would be
𝑘2 = 𝑘1 .
𝑟𝑤1 𝜇2 a) 5× 10−7 b) 10× 10−7

𝜇1 𝑟𝑤2 c) 20× 10−7 d) 40× 10−7

= 𝑘1 .
𝑟𝑤1 𝜇2 Ans :
𝜇1 0.9𝑟1 𝑁𝑓
= 𝑘1 . =1.2857 q= √𝑘𝑥 𝑘𝑦 . h
𝑟𝑤1 0.7𝜇1 𝑁𝑑

4
∴ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑠 7.2857 − 1=0.2857 ie =√4 × 10−7 × 10−7 × 20 ×
16

28.6% 3
=10× 10−7 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
19. Assertion(A): Constant-head permeability
test is not used for fine – grained soils.
Reason (R): The lesser the permeability
of the soil, lesser is the discharge.
17. Match List –I (Flow type) with List –II Codes:
(flow characteristics) and select the a) Both A and R is true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
correct answer using the codes given
b) Both A and R is true but R is not a
below the lists: correct explanation of A.
List-I c) A is true but R is false.
A. Transient flow d) A is false but R is true.
B. Turbulent flow Ans : ( A )
C. Steady-state flow
D. Laminar flow 20. Assertion (A): Permeability continues to
decrease with the increase in dry density
List-II
of a compacted soil.
A. Seepage flow is a function of Reason (R): Soil particles in water
time surroundings may be mutually attracted or
B. Hydraulic gradient varies with repulsed.
square of velocity Codes:
C. Flow at low velocity e) Both A and R is true and R is the
D. Governing equation in 2-D is correct explanation of A.
𝜕2 ℎ 𝜕2 ℎ f) Both A and R is true but R is not a
𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 =0
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2
correct explanation of A.
Codes: g) A is true but R is false.
A B C D h) A is false but R is true.
a) 1 2 4 3 Ans :
b) 3 2 1 4 (B)
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 2 1 4 3
Ans : ( A ) 21. The configuration of flow nets depends
upon
18. A flow net constructed to determine the a) The permeability of the soil
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b) The difference in the head between d) 34.56× 10−2 𝑚3 /day

upstream and downstream sides 6
Ans : q=4× 10−5 × 6 × =
18
c) The boundary condition of flow 3
d) The amount of seepage that takes = 8 × 10−5 𝑚 ⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛
3
place = 8 × 10−5 𝑚 ⁄ 1 𝑑𝑎𝑦
Ans : ( C ) 60×24
3
=11.52× 10−2 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦
22. A flow net for an earth dam on impervious
foundation consists of a 4 flow channels
and 15 equipotential drops. The full
reservoir level is 15m above the
25. The following data were obtained when a
downstream permeability is 9× 10−6 m/s
sample of medium sand was tested in a
and vertical permeability is 1× 10−6 m/s,
constant head parameter :
the quantity of seepage through the dam
Cross-section area of sample: 100𝑐𝑚2
will be
Hydraulic gradient : 10
a) 36ML/S/m b) 25 ML/s/m
Discharge collected : 10cc/s
c) 20 ML/s/m d) 12 ML/s/m The coefficient of permeability of the sand
is
Ans :
a) 0.1 m/s b) 0.01m/s
4
q=√9 × 10−6 × 1 × 10−6 × 15 ×
15 c) 1× 10−4 m/s d) 1× 10−8 m/s
3
=12× 10−6 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
Ans :
= 12× 10 −6
× 10 𝑙𝑖𝑡⁄𝑠
3
10 = k× 10 × 100
=12× 10 𝑙𝑖𝑡⁄𝑠 = 12m𝑙𝑖𝑡⁄𝑠
3
K=0.01𝑐𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐 = 1 × 10−4 𝑚⁄𝑠

26. A Stratified soil deposit has 3 layers of

23. In a two-layer soil system, the top soil
thickness: 𝑧1 =4, 𝑧2 =1, 𝑧3 =2 units and the
and bottom soil are of same thickness but
corresponding permeabilites of 𝑘1 = 2, 𝑘2 =
the coefficient of permeability of the top
soil is twice that of the bottom soil of 1, 𝑘3 = 4 units, respectively. The average
coefficient of permeability ‘k’. when permeability perpendicular to the
horizontal flow occurs, the equivalent bending planes will be
coefficient of permeability of the system a) 4 b) 2
will be c) 8 d) 16
a) 2k b)1.5k
Ans :
c) 1.25k d) 1.2k 4+1+2
4 1 2 =2
+ +
Ans : 2 1 4

𝑘+2𝑘
= 1.5 k
2 27. Match List-I(Soil description ) with List –
II( Coefficient of permeability mm/s) and
24. A flow net of a coffer dam foundation has select the correct answer using the codes
6 flow channels and 18 equipotenital given below the lists:
drops. The head of water lost during List-I List-II
seepage is 6m. if the coefficient of A. Gravel 1. >1
permeability of foundation is B. Clay silt admixtures 2. 10−2 to 10−4
4𝑋10−5 m/min, then the seepage loss per C. Loess 3. < 10−6
metre length of dam will be D. Homogeneous clays 4. 10 to 10−6
−4

a) 2.16× 10−2 𝑚3 /day

Codes:
b) 6.48× 10−2 𝑚3 /day
c) 11.52× 10−2 𝑚3 /day A B C D

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a) 4 1 3 2 1+2+4 3
𝑘𝐻 = , 𝑘𝑣 = 1 1 1
3 + +
b) 1 4 3 2 1 2 4

c) 4 1 2 3 𝑘𝐻 7⁄
3 49
= 3⁄ =
d) 1 4 2 3 𝑘𝑣 1.75 36
Ans :
31. A soil mass under seepage has a
28. Consider the following statements:
downward flow of water. Which of the
1. Coarse sand is more than a million
following statements are correct with
times permeable than a high plasticity
regard to stresses at any point in the soil
clay.
mass?
2. The permeability depends on the
1. Effective stress is decreased by an
nature of soil and not on properties of
amount equal to the seepage force
liquid flowing through soil.
2. Effective stress is increased by an
3. If a sample of sand and a sample of
amount equal to the seepage force
clay have the same void ratio .both
3. Total stress will change
samples will exhibit the same
4. Total stress will be unaltered
permeability.
4. Permeability of soil decreases as the Select the correct answer using the codes
effective stress acting on the soil given below:
increases.
a) 1 and 3 b) 2 and 3
Which of these statements are
correct? c) 1 and 4 d) 2 and 4
a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 Ans : ( D )
c) 1 and 4 d) 2 and 3
Ans :
32. For a sheet pile wall constructed in a soil
(C)
having effective size = 0.1mm, the
difference of the upstream and
29. In a falling head permeability test on a downstream water levels is 3m. if the flow
soil, the time taken for at the head to fall net drawn for the problem yields 2 as the
from ℎ0 to ℎ1 is t. the test is repeated with ratio of number of flow channels, then
same initial headℎ0 , the final head ℎ′ is what is the discharge in unit of 𝑚3 /s/m
noted in time 𝑡⁄2 . Which one of the length of sheet pile wall?
following equations gives the relation a) 3.0× 10−4 b) 3.0× 10−2
betweenℎ′ , ℎ0 andℎ1 ? c) 1.5× 10−4 d) 1.5× 10−2
′ ′
a) ℎ =ℎ0 ⁄ℎ1 b) ℎ =√ℎ0 /ℎ1

c) ℎ′ =ℎ0 ℎ1 d) ℎ′ = √ℎ0 ℎ1 33. Consider the following statements:

1. Permeability of a soil decreases as the
Ans : ( D )
effective stress acting on the soil
increases.
2. The presence of organic matter in the
30. A soil deposit has three layers having soil increases its permeability.
same thickness each but the permeabilities 3. Entrapped air decreases the
of the layers are in ratio of 1:2:4 from top permeability of a soil.
to bottom. What is the ratio of average
Which of these statements is/are correct?
permeability in the horizontal direction to
that in the vertical direction? a) 1 only b) 1 and 2
a) 7:2 b) 14:6 c) 2 and 3 d) 1 and 3
c) 28:24 d) 49:36 Ans : ( D )
Ans :

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Ans : (A)
34. A homogeneous earth dam is 43m high
with 3m as free board and a 30m long
horizontal filter at the downstream end. 38. Assertion (A): The possibility of piping
The flow net drawn in the dam section failure in earth dams is more if black
consists of 5 flow channels and 15 cotton soil is the foundation material.
potential drops. If the dam is 500m long Reason (R): The highly expansive black
and the permeability of the material of the cotton soils are the most common soils
dam is uniformly 3× 10−3 m/s, the total whatever basalt rock is present.
discharge permeating through the body of Codes:
the dam will be a) Both A and R are true and R is the
a) 0.0004𝑚3 /s b) 0.0036𝑚3 /s correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a
c) 0.0039𝑚3 /s d) 0.20𝑚3 /s correct explanation of A
Ans : c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
5 3
q=3× 10−3 × 40 × × 500 = 20 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
15

39. Assertion (A): Flow net is dependent on

35. Consider the following statements:
permeability of soil through which flow is
1. Void ratio of the soil.
taking place.
2. Duration of flow.
Reason(R): The flow net is useful in
3. Equivalent diameter of the soil grains.
finding the discharge.
4. Shape of the circle.
Codes:
Which of these statements is/are correct? a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
a) 1,2,3 and 4 b) 2 and 3 only
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a
c) 1, 3, and 4 only d) 3 and 4 only correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
Ans :
d) A is false but R is true
(C) Ans : ( D )
36. A soil has a discharge velocity of 5×
10−7 m/s and a void ratio of 0.50. its 40. A flow net for seepage under a sheet pile
seepage velocity will be wall has 𝑛𝑓 =4, 𝑛𝑑 = 8 and the
a) 15× 10−7 m/s b) 10× 10−7 m/s permeabilities of soil in the horizontal and
vertical directions are : 𝑘ℎ = 8× 10−5 m/sec
c) 20× 10−7 m/s d) 30× 10−7 m/s and 𝑘𝑣 = 2× 10−5 m/ sec. if the head loss
Ans : through the soil is 2m, the quantity of
5×10−7 seepage per meter length of the wall will
0.5⁄ = 15× 10−7 𝑚⁄𝑠
(1+0.5) be
37. Consider the following statements: a) 2× 10−5 𝑚3 /sec
1. The hydraulic head at a point in the b) 4× 10−5 𝑚3 /sec
soil includes piezometric head as well c) 8× 10−5 𝑚3 /sec
as datum head d) 16× 10−5 𝑚3 /sec
2. Piping in soil occurs when effective Ans :
pressure becomes equal to zero. 4
Q=√8 × 10−5 × 2 × 10−5 ×2×
8
3. Piping in soil occurs when soil is 3
highly porous. =4× 10−5 𝑚 ⁄𝑠

Which of these statements is/are correct? 41. Two observation wells penetrating into a
a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1 and 2 only confined aquifer are located 1500m apart
in the direction of flow. H eads of 50m
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observation wells. If the coefficient of d) 1.25× 10−5 cm/sec

permeability for the aquifer is 30m/day Ans :
and its porosity is 0.25, the time of travel 1
k∝
𝜇
of an inert tracer from one well to another
if
is
𝜇 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓, 𝑘 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒
a) 75 days b) 750d c) 1200d d)3000d
(B)
Ans :
50−25 1 46. According to Darcy’s law for flow
I= = through porous media, the velocity is
1500 60
1
V = ki=30× = 0.5 𝑚⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 proportional to
60
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 1500 a) Effective stress
Time = = = 750days
𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 2 b) Hydraulic gradient
42. Coefficient of permeability of an c) Cohesion
underground stratum is 0.001m/s. d) Stability number
discharge obtained from a well of area Ans :
20𝑚2 dug into this stratum (with (B)
drawdown of 2m) will be
a) 2400 lpm b) 2000 lpm
47. The soil profile below a lake with water
c) 1200 lpm d) 1000 lpm level at elevation =0 m and lake bottom at
elevation =-10 m is shown in fig. where k
43. If number of flow channels are 10,
is permeability co-efficient. A piezometer
number of drops are 6, the total hydraulic
installed in sand layer shows a reading of
head difference is 4m, the length of dam is
+10 m elevation. Assume that the
50m and the coefficient of permeability is
piezometric head is uniform in the sand
2× 10−3 𝑚/𝑠, the total loss of water per
layer. The quantity of water (in 𝑚3 /𝑠)
day in 𝑚3 is
flowing into the lake from the sand layer
a) 576 b) 5760 c) 57600 d) 576000
through the silt layer per unit area of lake
Ans :
3 bed is
Q=2× 10−3 × 4 × 106 × 50 = 0.6667 𝑚 ⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐
a) 1.5× 10−6
3
=0.6667× 86400 = 57600 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 b) 2.0× 10−6
44. A flow line makes angles 600 and 𝜃2 with c) 1.0× 10−6
the normal to the interface of the soils d) 0.5× 10−6
having permeabilities 3× 10−3 𝑚/𝑠 and
1× 10−3 𝑚/𝑠 before and after deflection.
According to the law of deflection of flow
lines at the interface of the dissimilar soils, 48. A homogeneous anisotropic earth dam
the 𝜃2 is which is 20m high constructed on an
a) 150 b) 300 c) 450 d) 900 impermeable foundation. 𝐾𝑥 = 4.8 ×
𝐴𝑛𝑠 ∶ 10−8 m/s and 𝐾𝑦 = 1.6 × 10−8 m/s. the
3 × 10−3 tan 60 water level on reservoir side is at 18m
= ∴ 𝜃2 = 300
1 × 10−3 tan 𝜃2 from the base of the dam. Downstream
side is dry. It is seen that there are 4 flow
channels and 18 equi potential drop in a
45. The coefficient of permeability of a soil is square flow net drawn in the transformed
5× 10−5 cm/sec for a certain pore fluid. If dam section. Estimate the quantity of
the viscosity of the pore fluid is reduced to seepage per unit length.
half, the co-efficient of permeability will Ans :
be Q=√4.8 × 10−8 × 1.6 × 10−8 × 18 × 184
a) 5× 10−5 cm/sec 3
= 11 × 10−8 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
b) 10× 10−5 cm/sec
c) 2.5× 10−5 cm/sec

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𝜕2 ℎ 𝜕2 ℎ
49. The equation 𝐾𝑥 + 𝐾𝑦 = 0 can be
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2
𝜕2 ℎ 𝜕2 ℎ
transformed to + =0 by
𝜕𝑥12 𝜕𝑧 2
substituting
𝐾𝑧
a) 𝑥1 = 𝑥.
𝐾𝑥
𝐾𝑥
b) 𝑥1 = 𝑥.
𝐾𝑧
𝐾𝑥
c) 𝑥1 = 𝑥. √
𝐾𝑧

𝐾𝑧
d) 𝑥1 = 𝑥. √
𝐾𝑥

𝐴𝑛𝑠 ∶ ( D )

50. For an anisotropic soil, permeabilities

in 𝑘𝑥 and 𝑘𝑦 directions are and
respectively in a two dimensional
flow. The effective permeability for
the soil is given by
𝑘𝑥
(A) 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 (B)
𝑘𝑦

1/2 1/2
(C) (𝑘𝑥2 𝑘𝑦2 ) (D) (𝑘𝑥 𝑘𝑦 )

𝐴𝑛𝑠 ∶ ( D )

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