Question: 3 . [ 3 0 points ] To build an underwater foundation, a temporary sheetpile wall system has been constructed as shown in the Figure

3.[30 points] To build an underwater foundation, a temporary sheetpile wall system has been constructed as shown in the Figure below, and the soil has been excavated to a depth of \(\mathrm{D}=6\mathrm{~m}\). The water level H on the back side of sheet pile is 8 m . The corresponding flow net for this problem is also shown in figure below.
a) At what rate is water being pumped out of the excavation to maintain the water level shown?
b) What is the vertical effective stress at point A ?
c) What is the factor of safety against the heaving in the critical regions around the sheet piles? (Hint: calculate the hydraulic gradient of the cell highlighted in yellow; \( F S=\)\(\frac{i_{c r}}{i} ; i_{c r}=\frac{\gamma^{\prime}}{\gamma_{w}}\))
d) How high H would water have to be on the back side of the sheet pile wall to create an unstable situation (i.e., heaving is triggered) in the critical regions? (Assume that the water level in the excavation remains as shown in the Figure.)
3 . [ 3 0 points ] To build an underwater

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