Question: Q 6 ( a ) Draw sections through the following two types of homogenous earthen embankment dams having a: ( a ) rock toe; (

Q6(a) Draw sections through the following two types of homogenous earthen embankment dams having a:
(a) rock toe; (b) chimney drain together with horizontal drainage blanket. Indicate the profile of the seepage line (that is, the phreatic line) for each case. (2**4)
Q6(b) Draw sections through the following types of embankment dams (b) Zoned, with clay core, chimney drain and horizontal drainage blanket; (d) Zoned with rock-fill. (2*4)
Q6(c) State the importance and function of transition filter in an earthen embankment dam. Sketch the section through a homogenous earthen embankment dam having a horizontal drainage blanket and indicate the location of the transition filters. (4)
Q 6 ( a ) Draw sections through the following two

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