Seepage Charts for Homogeneous and Zoned Embankments
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 9
Abstract
The writer presents seepage charts for calculating the quantity of flow Q and critical points on the phreatic surface, A and B, for homogeneous and zoned embankments on an impervious foundation. The charts are basically a practitioner's tool for rapidly estimating seepage quantities for both homogeneous and zoned embankments. The charts will also aid in the actual flownet construction. The charts were developed from a computer program developed by the writer using the method of fragments. In comparison to flownet solutions, the charts give an average error for seepage quantity of For points on the phreatic surface A and B), an average error of and respectively, are attained. Input variables are upstream and downstream core slopes, downstream shell slope, permeability of core and shell, pool elevation, and crest width. A method is also presented to estimate the seepage quantity for upstream sloping core embankments.
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Copyright © 1987 ASCE.
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Published online: Sep 1, 1987
Published in print: Sep 1987
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