Question: Question 2 : The figure overleaf shows a canal as it crosses a low lying river flood plain between two clay embankments. A typical soil

Question 2:
The figure overleaf shows a canal as it crosses a low lying river flood plain between two clay embankments. A typical soil profile is 1m of sand over 10m of silt, which is underlain by impermeable bedrock. Over dredging of the canal has removed the clay lining from the bottom of the channel. The canal is therefore leaking through its bottom.
*)Identify all boundary equipotentials and all boundary flow-lines for this flow regime.
[1 mark]
(ii) Complete the flownet for this flow regime, and annotate the equipotentials with their total head.
[3 marks]
(ili) Calculate the volume of water that will be lost from the canal (per unit length and time).
[1 mark]

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