Question: A clay layer underlies a 1 2 m thick silty sand, and a sheet pile is driven into the sand ( figure below ) .

A clay layer underlies a 12 m thick silty sand, and a sheet pile is driven into the sand (figure below). The permeability of the silty sand is 8.610-4 cm/s. The clay can be assumed to be impervious. The void ratio of the silty sand is 0.72 and the Gs is 2.65. a) Draw a flow net by hand and estimate the seepage beneath the sheet pile in m3/day per meter length of the sheet pile b) Calculate uplift pressure beneath the sheet pile c) Calculate the factor of safety against piping
A clay layer underlies a 1 2 m thick silty sand,

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