Question: Make a copy of Figure 7.30 and construct a flow net. Use the phreatic line given as the upper streamline with all other streamlines below

Make a copy of Figure 7.30 and construct a flow net. Use the phreatic line given as the upper streamline with all other streamlines below it terminating in the drain. If the seepage rate is 0.005 m3/day per meter when the upstream water level is 4.24 m, what is the most likely soil type used to construct the dam?

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