{"id":159918,"date":"2023-09-19T13:08:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T07:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=159918"},"modified":"2023-09-19T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T07:38:31","slug":"a-flownet-below-a-dam-consists-of-24-equipotential-drops-and-7-flow-channels-the-difference-between-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-flownet-below-a-dam-consists-of-24-equipotential-drops-and-7-flow-channels-the-difference-between-the\/","title":{"rendered":"A flownet below a dam consists of 24 equipotential drops and 7 flow channels. The difference between the"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Q. A flownet below a dam consists of 24 equipotential drops and 7 flow channels. The difference between the upstream and downstream water levels is 6 m. The length of the flow line adjacent to the toe of the dam at exit is 1 m. The specific gravity and void ratio of the soil below the dam are 2.70 and 0.70, respectively. The factor of safety against piping is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(A) 1.67\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (B) 2.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (C) 3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (D) 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ans: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nd=24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nt=7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0394H=6m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G = 2.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e = 0.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Factor of safety against piping<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-935.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159919\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. A flownet below a dam consists of 24 equipotential drops and 7 flow channels. The difference between the upstream and downstream water levels is 6 m. The length of the flow line adjacent to the toe of the dam at exit is 1 m. 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