Earthen dams are constructed using natural materials like clay, sand, gravel and rock. They are designed based on principles of soil mechanics. There are two main types - homogeneous and zoned. Zoned dams have an impervious core and outer shells. Components include the core, shells, rock toe, pitching, berms and drains. Stability requires the seepage line be within the downstream slope with minimum 2m cover. Common causes of failure are hydraulic (overtopping, erosion), seepage (piping through core or foundations) and structural issues like cracking. Proper design and construction can prevent these failures.
energy dissipator in hydraulic structure Kiran Jadhav
This document discusses energy dissipators, which are structures that reduce the kinetic energy of water flowing over spillways to prevent erosion. It describes two main types of energy dissipators - stilling basins and bucket dissipators. Stilling basins use either horizontal or sloping concrete aprons and hydraulic jumps to dissipate energy. Bucket dissipators include solid roller, slotted roller, and ski jump designs. The document explains how dissipator selection depends on the relationship between tailwater curve and flow depth. Appropriate dissipators maintain stable hydraulic jumps or direct flow into the air to safely dissipate kinetic energy for different tailwater conditions.
This document discusses the key forces acting on a gravity dam, including its weight, water pressure, uplift pressure, silt pressure, wave pressure, and earthquake forces. It defines key terms like structural height, maximum base width, and hydraulic height. It also provides details on how to calculate or estimate the various forces, for example explaining that water pressure acts normal to the face of the dam and can be calculated based on horizontal and vertical components. Uplift pressure is defined as the upward pressure of water seeping through the dam or its foundation. Earthquake forces cause random vibrations that impart accelerations to the dam's foundation.
Gravity dams are structures designed so that their own weight resists external forces. Concrete is the preferred material. Forces acting on the dam include water pressure, uplift pressure, earthquake forces, silt pressure, wave pressure, and ice pressure. The dam's weight counters these forces. Dams are checked when full and empty, accounting for load combinations. Gravity dams can fail due to overturning, crushing, tension cracks, or sliding along foundation planes. Design aims to prevent failure from these modes.
Cross drainage works are structures constructed where canals cross natural drainages like rivers or streams. There are several types of cross drainage works depending on the relative bed levels of the canal and drainage. The document discusses determining the maximum flood discharge of a drainage using various empirical formulas and methods. It also covers topics like fluming of canals, which involves contracting the canal width to reduce the size of cross drainage structures.
Canal fall- necessity and location- types of falls- Cross regulator and
distributory head regulator- their functions, Silt control devices, Canal
escapes- types of escapes.
Grouting involves injecting a slurry or liquid into soil or rock to fill voids and fractures. There are three main modes of grouting: permeation where grout flows freely into voids, compaction where grout remains intact and exerts pressure, and hydraulic fracturing where grout rapidly penetrates fractured zones. Grouting is used for applications like seepage control, soil stabilization, and vibration control. Common grout materials include suspensions of cement and water, emulsions of asphalt and water, and chemical solutions. Injection methods include permeation, compaction, jet, and soil fracture grouting. Proper planning of the grouting process including ground investigation, hole pattern, and sequencing is
The document discusses the design of embankment dams. It defines embankment dams as dams constructed of natural materials like earth or rockfill. It describes the different types of embankment dams including homogeneous dams, zoned dams, and diaphragm dams. It also discusses important design considerations for embankment dams like controlling seepage, providing internal drainage, and ensuring the shear strength of the soil is sufficient to resist failure. Pore water pressure in saturated soils is identified as an important factor that reduces the effective stress and shear strength of soils in embankment dams.
This document discusses different types of earth and rockfill dams. It describes rolled fill dams which are constructed by compacting soil in thin layers. Homogeneous dams consist of a single material throughout while zoned dams have distinct core, shell, and filter zones. Diaphragm dams contain an impervious core like a thin wall. Key elements of earth dam design include the top width, freeboard, slopes, central core, and downstream drainage system.
energy dissipator in hydraulic structure Kiran Jadhav
This document discusses energy dissipators, which are structures that reduce the kinetic energy of water flowing over spillways to prevent erosion. It describes two main types of energy dissipators - stilling basins and bucket dissipators. Stilling basins use either horizontal or sloping concrete aprons and hydraulic jumps to dissipate energy. Bucket dissipators include solid roller, slotted roller, and ski jump designs. The document explains how dissipator selection depends on the relationship between tailwater curve and flow depth. Appropriate dissipators maintain stable hydraulic jumps or direct flow into the air to safely dissipate kinetic energy for different tailwater conditions.
This document discusses the key forces acting on a gravity dam, including its weight, water pressure, uplift pressure, silt pressure, wave pressure, and earthquake forces. It defines key terms like structural height, maximum base width, and hydraulic height. It also provides details on how to calculate or estimate the various forces, for example explaining that water pressure acts normal to the face of the dam and can be calculated based on horizontal and vertical components. Uplift pressure is defined as the upward pressure of water seeping through the dam or its foundation. Earthquake forces cause random vibrations that impart accelerations to the dam's foundation.
Gravity dams are structures designed so that their own weight resists external forces. Concrete is the preferred material. Forces acting on the dam include water pressure, uplift pressure, earthquake forces, silt pressure, wave pressure, and ice pressure. The dam's weight counters these forces. Dams are checked when full and empty, accounting for load combinations. Gravity dams can fail due to overturning, crushing, tension cracks, or sliding along foundation planes. Design aims to prevent failure from these modes.
Cross drainage works are structures constructed where canals cross natural drainages like rivers or streams. There are several types of cross drainage works depending on the relative bed levels of the canal and drainage. The document discusses determining the maximum flood discharge of a drainage using various empirical formulas and methods. It also covers topics like fluming of canals, which involves contracting the canal width to reduce the size of cross drainage structures.
Canal fall- necessity and location- types of falls- Cross regulator and
distributory head regulator- their functions, Silt control devices, Canal
escapes- types of escapes.
Grouting involves injecting a slurry or liquid into soil or rock to fill voids and fractures. There are three main modes of grouting: permeation where grout flows freely into voids, compaction where grout remains intact and exerts pressure, and hydraulic fracturing where grout rapidly penetrates fractured zones. Grouting is used for applications like seepage control, soil stabilization, and vibration control. Common grout materials include suspensions of cement and water, emulsions of asphalt and water, and chemical solutions. Injection methods include permeation, compaction, jet, and soil fracture grouting. Proper planning of the grouting process including ground investigation, hole pattern, and sequencing is
The document discusses the design of embankment dams. It defines embankment dams as dams constructed of natural materials like earth or rockfill. It describes the different types of embankment dams including homogeneous dams, zoned dams, and diaphragm dams. It also discusses important design considerations for embankment dams like controlling seepage, providing internal drainage, and ensuring the shear strength of the soil is sufficient to resist failure. Pore water pressure in saturated soils is identified as an important factor that reduces the effective stress and shear strength of soils in embankment dams.
This document discusses different types of earth and rockfill dams. It describes rolled fill dams which are constructed by compacting soil in thin layers. Homogeneous dams consist of a single material throughout while zoned dams have distinct core, shell, and filter zones. Diaphragm dams contain an impervious core like a thin wall. Key elements of earth dam design include the top width, freeboard, slopes, central core, and downstream drainage system.
Lacey's regime theory states that the dimensions and slope of a channel are uniquely determined by the discharge, silt load, and erodibility of the soil material. A channel is in regime if there is no scouring or silting. Lacey proposed equations to calculate parameters like velocity, slope, and dimensions based on variables like discharge, silt factor, and side slopes. The theory has limitations as the conditions of true regime cannot be achieved and parameters like silt grade/load are not clearly defined. Lacey also developed shock theory accounting for form resistance due to bed irregularities.
This document summarizes the procedures for conducting a pile load test to determine the load carrying capacity of a pile. The test involves installing a test pile between two anchor piles and applying incremental loads through a hydraulic jack while monitoring settlement. Loads are applied until the pile reaches twice its safe load or a specified settlement. A load-settlement curve is plotted to determine the ultimate load and safe load based on settlement criteria. The test provides values for maximum load, permissible working load, and pile settlement under different loads.
Types- selection of the suitable site for the diversion headwork components
of diversion headwork- Causes of failure of structure on pervious foundation- Khosla’s theory- Design of concrete sloping
glacis weir.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed across rivers to raise water levels and divert water into canals. They have several purposes, including increasing the commanded area, regulating water supply to canals, and controlling silt entry. There are two types - temporary and permanent. Key components include weirs/barrages, under sluices, divide walls, fish ladders, and head regulators. The optimal location depends on the river's characteristics, balancing factors like water availability, construction costs, and proximity to agricultural land.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed at the head of a canal to divert river water into the canal. They include components like weirs, barrages, canal head regulators, divide walls, fish ladders, and guide banks. The objectives are to raise water levels, control silt entry, regulate water flow, and allow fish passage. Proper site selection and design are needed to prevent failures from subsurface water flow, uplift pressure, hydraulic jumps, or scouring during floods. Remedies include increasing seepage lengths, adding sheet piles, and using thicker impervious floors.
This document provides an overview of different seepage theories used in the design of hydraulic structures. It discusses three main theories: 1) Bligh's creep theory, which assumes seepage follows the base contour of the structure; 2) Lane's weighted creep theory, which applies a weighting factor to horizontal seepage; and 3) Khosla's theory, which models seepage using streamlines and flow nets derived from the Laplace equation. The document explains how each theory can be used to calculate hydraulic gradients, uplift pressures, and ensure safety against piping and structural failure. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying the theories to calculate uplift pressures and required floor thickness at different points.
This document discusses various types of canal regulation works including canal falls, escapes, regulators, and outlets. It describes the necessity and types of canal falls, which are constructed when the natural ground slope is steeper than the designed canal bed slope. The types of falls discussed include ogee falls, stepped falls, vertical falls, rapid falls, straight glacis falls, trapezoidal notch falls, well or cylinder notch falls, Montague type falls, and Inglis or baffle falls. The document also discusses canal escapes, head regulators, cross regulators, silt control devices, and canal outlets/modules. In particular, it explains the functions and construction of head regulators and cross regulators.
Design and construction of well foundationsDar Hilal
Well foundations are commonly used for transferring heavy loads to deep soil strata for bridges. They have a large cross-sectional area and can take large vertical and horizontal loads. Designing well foundations involves determining the depth, shape, size, and type based on factors like minimum grip length and permissible base pressures. Common well foundation types include open, box, and pneumatic caissons. Precautions during construction like uniform dredging are important to avoid tilting and shifts. Well foundations are a low-cost and trusted option for bridge construction due to their high success rates and long life spans, though sinking can be time consuming.
The document discusses the design and construction of concrete gravity dams. It begins with an introduction of dams and their purposes, then discusses site selection factors, design considerations, foundation investigations, construction procedures, and challenges in construction. The key points are that concrete gravity dams are designed so their own weight resists external forces, and their construction involves dewatering the river, building a cofferdam, removing loose materials, and placing concrete in lifts while controlling the temperature to prevent cracking.
Canal falls are structures constructed across canals to lower the bed level to maintain the designed slope when there is a change in ground level. The main types of canal falls are ogee falls, stepped falls, vertical falls, rapid falls, and straight glacis falls. Canal escapes are side channels that remove surplus water from canals into natural drains. The main types are surplus escapes, tail escapes, and scouring escapes. Cross drainage works include structures like aqueducts and siphon aqueducts to allow canals to pass over drainages when their bed levels differ.
This document provides an overview of slope stability and analysis. It defines different types of slopes as natural, man-made, infinite and finite. Common causes of slope failure like erosion, seepage, drawdown, rainfall, earthquakes and external loading are described. Key terms used in slope stability are defined, including slip zone, slip plane, sliding mass and slope angle. Types of slope failures are identified as face/slope failure, toe failure and base failure. Methods for analyzing finite slope stability, like Swedish circle method, Bishop's simplified method and Taylor's stability number are introduced. Infinite slope analysis is described for cohesionless, cohesive and cohesive-frictional soils. Example tutorial problems on slope stability calculations are
The document discusses dams, including their purposes, types, and factors to consider for site selection and investigation. It provides information on different types of dams including earth, rock, concrete, gravity, arch, buttress, and composite dams. Key factors for dam site selection and investigation include geological conditions, hydrology, availability of construction materials, and environmental impacts. Detailed geological investigations are necessary to evaluate the foundation stability, water tightness of the reservoir, and availability of local construction materials.
This document discusses subsoil exploration, which involves collecting soil data through field and laboratory investigations to assess soil properties at a site. The main objectives are to determine the nature, depth, thickness, and extent of soil strata, as well as groundwater depth and properties. Exploration methods include direct techniques like test pits and borings, and indirect techniques like sounding tests and geophysical methods. Standard penetration tests are commonly used to determine properties of cohesionless soils by counting blows required to penetrate the soil. Corrections are applied to penetration values to account for overburden pressure and sample dilatancy.
1. Dams are constructed across rivers to store flowing water and come in various types like earth, rockfill, gravity, steel, timber and arch dams. The selection of dam type depends on site conditions like topography, geology and availability of construction materials.
2. Gravity dams derive their strength from their weight and weight of water pressure pushing them into the ground. They are made of concrete or masonry and work by balancing the water pressure on upstream side with weight and pressure on downstream side.
3. Factors considered in gravity dam design include water pressure, seismic forces, uplift pressure, weight of dam, and ensuring stability against sliding, overturning and cracking. Galleries are provided for drainage,
Topics:
1. Types of Gravity Dam
2. Forces Acting on a Gravity Dam
3. Causes of failure of Gravity Dam
4. Elementary Profile of Gravity Dam
5. Practical Profile of Gravity Dam
6. Limiting height of Gravity Dam
7. Drainage and Inspection Galleries
Quick sand conditions occur in cohesionless soils like sand and fine gravel when upward seepage flow reduces the effective pressure in the soil to zero. This causes the soil grains to lose their shear strength and bearing capacity, violently agitating as the soil behaves like a liquid. It occurs when the hydraulic gradient reaches a critical value that equalizes the upward seepage pressure and downward pressure of the submerged soil weight. Cohesive soils and gravel soils do not experience this condition because clays retain some shear strength even at zero effective pressure, while gravel soils require higher seepage pressures to exceed their self-weight.
A weir is a solid structure built across a river to raise the water level and divert water into canals. There are different types of weirs including masonry weirs with vertical drops, rock fill weirs with sloping aprons, and concrete weirs with downstream slopes. Weirs can fail due to subsurface piping, uplift pressure, surface water suction or scouring. Remedies include installing sheet piles and ensuring sufficient floor thickness and length. A barrage is similar to a weir but uses gates rather than a solid structure to control water levels. Barrages are more expensive than weirs but allow better control of water levels and less silting during floods by raising the gates.
The document discusses and compares the theories of Kennedy and Lacey regarding stable channel design for irrigation canals. Kennedy's theory is based on the concept of critical velocity to prevent silting, while Lacey's regime theory differentiates between true, initial, and final regimes and introduces the concept of a silt factor. The key differences between the two theories are also summarized.
This document discusses flow nets, which are used to analyze seepage problems in soil mechanics. It covers:
1. Common boundary conditions like impermeable boundaries which are modeled as flow lines and submerged boundaries which are equipotentials.
2. Procedures for drawing flow nets including satisfying boundary conditions and creating a square mesh.
3. Using flow nets to calculate quantities of interest like flow and pore water pressure by relating the number of flow tubes and equipotentials.
4. Examples of applying flow nets to problems like seepage under a dam or stranded vessel rescue.
This document discusses arch dams and buttress dams. It describes the key components and design considerations for each type of dam.
For arch dams, the main points are that they function as curved beams to transfer water loads to the canyon walls, reducing required thickness compared to gravity dams. Types include constant radius, variable radius, and constant angle arch dams. Forces acting on arch dams include water pressure, uplift, ice pressure, temperature changes, and potential yielding of abutments.
Buttress dams consist of a thin deck supported by triangular buttresses to transmit loads to foundations. Types are rigid, deck slab, and bulkhead buttress dams. They offer concrete savings compared to gravity dams but require more reinforcement.
Lacey's regime theory states that the dimensions and slope of a channel are uniquely determined by the discharge, silt load, and erodibility of the soil material. A channel is in regime if there is no scouring or silting. Lacey proposed equations to calculate parameters like velocity, slope, and dimensions based on variables like discharge, silt factor, and side slopes. The theory has limitations as the conditions of true regime cannot be achieved and parameters like silt grade/load are not clearly defined. Lacey also developed shock theory accounting for form resistance due to bed irregularities.
This document summarizes the procedures for conducting a pile load test to determine the load carrying capacity of a pile. The test involves installing a test pile between two anchor piles and applying incremental loads through a hydraulic jack while monitoring settlement. Loads are applied until the pile reaches twice its safe load or a specified settlement. A load-settlement curve is plotted to determine the ultimate load and safe load based on settlement criteria. The test provides values for maximum load, permissible working load, and pile settlement under different loads.
Types- selection of the suitable site for the diversion headwork components
of diversion headwork- Causes of failure of structure on pervious foundation- Khosla’s theory- Design of concrete sloping
glacis weir.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed across rivers to raise water levels and divert water into canals. They have several purposes, including increasing the commanded area, regulating water supply to canals, and controlling silt entry. There are two types - temporary and permanent. Key components include weirs/barrages, under sluices, divide walls, fish ladders, and head regulators. The optimal location depends on the river's characteristics, balancing factors like water availability, construction costs, and proximity to agricultural land.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed at the head of a canal to divert river water into the canal. They include components like weirs, barrages, canal head regulators, divide walls, fish ladders, and guide banks. The objectives are to raise water levels, control silt entry, regulate water flow, and allow fish passage. Proper site selection and design are needed to prevent failures from subsurface water flow, uplift pressure, hydraulic jumps, or scouring during floods. Remedies include increasing seepage lengths, adding sheet piles, and using thicker impervious floors.
This document provides an overview of different seepage theories used in the design of hydraulic structures. It discusses three main theories: 1) Bligh's creep theory, which assumes seepage follows the base contour of the structure; 2) Lane's weighted creep theory, which applies a weighting factor to horizontal seepage; and 3) Khosla's theory, which models seepage using streamlines and flow nets derived from the Laplace equation. The document explains how each theory can be used to calculate hydraulic gradients, uplift pressures, and ensure safety against piping and structural failure. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying the theories to calculate uplift pressures and required floor thickness at different points.
This document discusses various types of canal regulation works including canal falls, escapes, regulators, and outlets. It describes the necessity and types of canal falls, which are constructed when the natural ground slope is steeper than the designed canal bed slope. The types of falls discussed include ogee falls, stepped falls, vertical falls, rapid falls, straight glacis falls, trapezoidal notch falls, well or cylinder notch falls, Montague type falls, and Inglis or baffle falls. The document also discusses canal escapes, head regulators, cross regulators, silt control devices, and canal outlets/modules. In particular, it explains the functions and construction of head regulators and cross regulators.
Design and construction of well foundationsDar Hilal
Well foundations are commonly used for transferring heavy loads to deep soil strata for bridges. They have a large cross-sectional area and can take large vertical and horizontal loads. Designing well foundations involves determining the depth, shape, size, and type based on factors like minimum grip length and permissible base pressures. Common well foundation types include open, box, and pneumatic caissons. Precautions during construction like uniform dredging are important to avoid tilting and shifts. Well foundations are a low-cost and trusted option for bridge construction due to their high success rates and long life spans, though sinking can be time consuming.
The document discusses the design and construction of concrete gravity dams. It begins with an introduction of dams and their purposes, then discusses site selection factors, design considerations, foundation investigations, construction procedures, and challenges in construction. The key points are that concrete gravity dams are designed so their own weight resists external forces, and their construction involves dewatering the river, building a cofferdam, removing loose materials, and placing concrete in lifts while controlling the temperature to prevent cracking.
Canal falls are structures constructed across canals to lower the bed level to maintain the designed slope when there is a change in ground level. The main types of canal falls are ogee falls, stepped falls, vertical falls, rapid falls, and straight glacis falls. Canal escapes are side channels that remove surplus water from canals into natural drains. The main types are surplus escapes, tail escapes, and scouring escapes. Cross drainage works include structures like aqueducts and siphon aqueducts to allow canals to pass over drainages when their bed levels differ.
This document provides an overview of slope stability and analysis. It defines different types of slopes as natural, man-made, infinite and finite. Common causes of slope failure like erosion, seepage, drawdown, rainfall, earthquakes and external loading are described. Key terms used in slope stability are defined, including slip zone, slip plane, sliding mass and slope angle. Types of slope failures are identified as face/slope failure, toe failure and base failure. Methods for analyzing finite slope stability, like Swedish circle method, Bishop's simplified method and Taylor's stability number are introduced. Infinite slope analysis is described for cohesionless, cohesive and cohesive-frictional soils. Example tutorial problems on slope stability calculations are
The document discusses dams, including their purposes, types, and factors to consider for site selection and investigation. It provides information on different types of dams including earth, rock, concrete, gravity, arch, buttress, and composite dams. Key factors for dam site selection and investigation include geological conditions, hydrology, availability of construction materials, and environmental impacts. Detailed geological investigations are necessary to evaluate the foundation stability, water tightness of the reservoir, and availability of local construction materials.
This document discusses subsoil exploration, which involves collecting soil data through field and laboratory investigations to assess soil properties at a site. The main objectives are to determine the nature, depth, thickness, and extent of soil strata, as well as groundwater depth and properties. Exploration methods include direct techniques like test pits and borings, and indirect techniques like sounding tests and geophysical methods. Standard penetration tests are commonly used to determine properties of cohesionless soils by counting blows required to penetrate the soil. Corrections are applied to penetration values to account for overburden pressure and sample dilatancy.
1. Dams are constructed across rivers to store flowing water and come in various types like earth, rockfill, gravity, steel, timber and arch dams. The selection of dam type depends on site conditions like topography, geology and availability of construction materials.
2. Gravity dams derive their strength from their weight and weight of water pressure pushing them into the ground. They are made of concrete or masonry and work by balancing the water pressure on upstream side with weight and pressure on downstream side.
3. Factors considered in gravity dam design include water pressure, seismic forces, uplift pressure, weight of dam, and ensuring stability against sliding, overturning and cracking. Galleries are provided for drainage,
Topics:
1. Types of Gravity Dam
2. Forces Acting on a Gravity Dam
3. Causes of failure of Gravity Dam
4. Elementary Profile of Gravity Dam
5. Practical Profile of Gravity Dam
6. Limiting height of Gravity Dam
7. Drainage and Inspection Galleries
Quick sand conditions occur in cohesionless soils like sand and fine gravel when upward seepage flow reduces the effective pressure in the soil to zero. This causes the soil grains to lose their shear strength and bearing capacity, violently agitating as the soil behaves like a liquid. It occurs when the hydraulic gradient reaches a critical value that equalizes the upward seepage pressure and downward pressure of the submerged soil weight. Cohesive soils and gravel soils do not experience this condition because clays retain some shear strength even at zero effective pressure, while gravel soils require higher seepage pressures to exceed their self-weight.
A weir is a solid structure built across a river to raise the water level and divert water into canals. There are different types of weirs including masonry weirs with vertical drops, rock fill weirs with sloping aprons, and concrete weirs with downstream slopes. Weirs can fail due to subsurface piping, uplift pressure, surface water suction or scouring. Remedies include installing sheet piles and ensuring sufficient floor thickness and length. A barrage is similar to a weir but uses gates rather than a solid structure to control water levels. Barrages are more expensive than weirs but allow better control of water levels and less silting during floods by raising the gates.
The document discusses and compares the theories of Kennedy and Lacey regarding stable channel design for irrigation canals. Kennedy's theory is based on the concept of critical velocity to prevent silting, while Lacey's regime theory differentiates between true, initial, and final regimes and introduces the concept of a silt factor. The key differences between the two theories are also summarized.
This document discusses flow nets, which are used to analyze seepage problems in soil mechanics. It covers:
1. Common boundary conditions like impermeable boundaries which are modeled as flow lines and submerged boundaries which are equipotentials.
2. Procedures for drawing flow nets including satisfying boundary conditions and creating a square mesh.
3. Using flow nets to calculate quantities of interest like flow and pore water pressure by relating the number of flow tubes and equipotentials.
4. Examples of applying flow nets to problems like seepage under a dam or stranded vessel rescue.
This document discusses arch dams and buttress dams. It describes the key components and design considerations for each type of dam.
For arch dams, the main points are that they function as curved beams to transfer water loads to the canyon walls, reducing required thickness compared to gravity dams. Types include constant radius, variable radius, and constant angle arch dams. Forces acting on arch dams include water pressure, uplift, ice pressure, temperature changes, and potential yielding of abutments.
Buttress dams consist of a thin deck supported by triangular buttresses to transmit loads to foundations. Types are rigid, deck slab, and bulkhead buttress dams. They offer concrete savings compared to gravity dams but require more reinforcement.
Fundamental analysis involves analyzing a company's financial statements, management, competitive advantages, and markets to determine the intrinsic value of its stock. It focuses on factors like earnings, production, management, and the overall economy for futures and forex. The key aspects of fundamental analysis include examining economic, financial, qualitative and quantitative factors of a company and its industry to predict stock price movements and evaluate business performance and management. Some tools used are earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, dividend yield, and analysis of statements like the balance sheet and income statement.
Fundamental analysis and technical analysisMohammed Umair
This document discusses fundamental analysis techniques for evaluating securities. It defines fundamental analysis as focusing on underlying business factors like financials, management, and prospects to determine a security's value. The document outlines different levels of analysis, including analyzing the overall economy, individual industries, and specific companies. It provides examples of analyzing economic indicators, using Porter's Five Forces for industry analysis, evaluating competitors, and assessing profitability metrics. The goal of fundamental analysis is to answer questions about a company's growth, profits, competitive positioning, debt repayment ability, and accounting practices.
Flood routing is a technique to determine flood hydrographs downstream using data from upstream locations. As a flood wave moves through a river channel or reservoir, it is modified due to storage effects, resulting in attenuation of the peak and lag of the outflow hydrograph. Common flood routing methods include Modified Puls, Kinematic Wave, Muskingum, and Muskingum-Cunge. Dynamic routing uses the full St. Venant equations and requires numerical solutions. Selection of an appropriate routing method depends on characteristics of the channel/reservoir reach and complexity of analysis.
The document discusses different types of foundations used to transmit the load of a building to the underlying soil. It describes shallow foundations such as wall footings, isolated column footings, and combined footings. Deep foundations including pile foundations, well foundations using caissons and cofferdams, are also summarized. Specific foundation types are defined, like mat/raft foundations used for soft soils, and grillage foundations for supporting high-rise steel structures.
This document provides information on bearing capacity of soil and foundations. It defines key foundation terms like contact pressure, foundation depth, shallow and deep foundations. It describes different types of shallow foundations like spread footing, continuous footing, combined footing, strap footing, and mat or raft footing. Factors for selecting a foundation type and comparing shallow vs deep foundations are also discussed. Design criteria of safety against bearing capacity failure and limiting settlement are covered.
This document discusses precipitation measurement and analysis in hydrology. It defines various forms of precipitation like rain, snow, hail, etc. Factors influencing precipitation formation like cooling of air and water vapor condensation are explained. Methods of precipitation measurement including non-recording and recording rain gauges are described. Techniques for estimating missing precipitation data using arithmetic mean and normal ratio methods are presented. Sources of errors in measurement and how to estimate average precipitation over a basin are also summarized.
Goe tech. engg. Ch# 02 strss distributionIrfan Malik
This document discusses stress distribution in soils. It defines stress as the internal forces per unit area within a body resisting external loads. Stress is calculated as force over cross-sectional area. Stresses in soil come from geostatic or self-weight stresses due to overburden pressure, or induced stresses from external loads like foundations or vehicles. Pore water pressure is stress transmitted by water in soil pores, while effective stress is that transmitted between soil grains, accounting for both normal and shear strength. Effective stress is calculated as total stress minus pore water pressure.
A cofferdam is a temporary structure constructed around an area where construction is to occur underwater. There are several types of cofferdams depending on material and construction method including sandbag, earthfill, rockfill, single-walled, double-walled, crib, and cellular cofferdams. Cellular cofferdams are suitable for large enclosures and come in circular and diaphragm styles, with circular allowing independent filling of cells.
This document provides information about the iPhone, its hardware, software features, and iOS updates. It discusses iPhone models, hardware components, the iOS interface, and features of iOS 9 and 10 like battery life improvements, performance enhancements, and updates to apps like News, Notes, Maps and Messages. Accessibility features for hearing aids are also outlined.
This document discusses various methods for computing average rainfall over a basin, including the arithmetic mean method, Thiessen polygon method, and isohyetal method. It also covers precipitation intensity, mass curves, and depth-area-duration curves. The arithmetic mean method calculates the average rainfall as the mean of measurements from rain gauges. The Thiessen polygon method weights each gauge measurement by the area it represents. The isohyetal method involves drawing lines of equal rainfall on a map to determine rainfall distribution.
This document discusses methods of estimating evaporation and runoff. It describes different types of pans that can be used to directly measure evaporation, as well as theoretical methods like the water, energy and mass budget approaches. It also discusses factors that influence infiltration and various formulas that can be used to compute runoff, including the rational method. Hydrographs and unit hydrographs are introduced to analyze streamflow over time from rainfall-runoff events.
The document discusses the analysis of reinforced concrete columns under various loading conditions. It presents 10 cases for analyzing columns, including when axial load is given and eccentricity is less than balanced, when moment is given and steel is yielding, and when depth of neutral axis is given. The key steps shown are setting up the load and moment equations, checking assumptions of steel stress, and iterating to find values of neutral axis depth and steel stresses that satisfy equilibrium. Design procedures are also outlined for short columns under uniaxial bending, with steps to calculate load capacity and check steel strain assumptions.
Dampness is a common problem in buildings that allows moisture to enter through walls, floors, and roofs. It is important to take measures to prevent dampness using damp proofing techniques. Some common causes of dampness include moisture rising from the ground, rain splashing on external walls, and lack of damp proofing on top of parapet walls. Effective damp proofing requires using moisture-resistant materials like hot bitumen, mastic asphalt, or plastic sheets applied to surfaces in a building. Proper techniques like providing foundation drains and damp proof courses can help prevent dampness in different parts of a building.
Goetech. engg. Ch# 03 settlement analysis signedIrfan Malik
This document discusses settlement analysis and different types of settlement. It begins by defining settlement as the vertical downward deformation of soil under a load. There are two main types of settlement based on permanence - permanent and temporary. There are also different types based on mode of occurrence: primary consolidation, secondary consolidation, and immediate settlement. Differential settlement can cause structural damage, while uniform settlement has little consequence. The document outlines methods to estimate settlement, such as consolidation tests, and discusses remedial measures to reduce or accommodate settlement.
This document summarizes various physical soil improvement techniques including grouting, soil cement, heating, and freezing. Grouting involves injecting adhesives into soil to fill voids and increase strength. Types of grouting include penetration, compaction, and jet grouting. Soil cement mixes cement with soil to increase strength, stiffness, and durability. Heating soil to 300-1000°C changes its properties, making it harder. Freezing soil by refrigeration causes water to expand and bond particles, temporarily increasing strength for excavation support. The document provides details on each technique's process and applications.
This document provides an overview of hydrology and water resources. Some key points:
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Students will be able to explain the role and impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. They will understand how ICT tools, such as computers, the internet, and educational software, enhance learning and teaching processes. By exploring various ICT applications, students will recognize how these technologies facilitate access to information, improve communication, support collaboration, and enable personalized learning experiences.
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2. Syllabus
Earth and Rock-fill Dams
• Advantages and limitations, foundation of earth
dams, causes and failure of earth dams, design
criteria, design considerations in earthquake
regions, seepage line for different conditions,
filters, upstream blankets, stability analysis,
Swedish circle method with pore pressure,
details of construction & maintenance, types of
rock fill dams, stability analysis, advantages.
3. Introduction
• Earthen Dams have been constructed from long
past. They are constructed with the natural
materials. The construction of earthen dam, up to
1930, was based mostly on experience. But now
with the advance knowledge of soil mechanics,
these dams are designed and constructed on
scientific basis. With the increased knowledge of
the behavior of soils and the development of
earth moving machinery earth dams can be
constructed economically even up to the height
of 250m to 300 m.
5. Materials of Earthen Dams
• Earthen dam require very large quantity of
materials. It is necessary to utilize the soils
available in large quantities near the site. In
general earth dams can be designed to fulfill
its function satisfactorily with any type of
material available.
7. Materials of Earthen Dams
The following material are commonly used.
• Clayey material
• Black cotton soil, silty clayey loam, for heating and cutoff
• Sandy Material
• Murum, soft rock, sandy silt, for casting
• Rock
• For pitching and riprap, rock masonry, etc.
• Sand
• For filters, seepage drain and masonry
• Cement, steel, lime, and other building materials in small
quantities for the construction of spillway, outlets, etc.
12. Types of Earthen Dams
Homogeneous Type
• Homogeneous sections are constructed with
one type of soil. The soil should have frictional
resistance as well as low permeability and
should be available in required quantities
near site. Such sections are not in common
practice.
14. Types of Earthen Dams
Zone Type
• This type of dams are generally used
• The dam is divided into two parts:
• Hearting or Core forming the central impervious
Zone
• Casing or outlet shell forming the upstream and
downstream casing zone and covering the
hearting.
• The hearting is made of clayey soil such as black
cotton soil. It provides water tightness to the dam
against seepage.
16. Types of Earthen Dams
• The casing is made of sand and gravel or
murum, soft rock, etc. It provides water tightness
to the dam against seepage.
• The casing is made of sand and gravel or
murum, soft rock etc. It provides stability to the
dam section.
• In the most of the dam sites, clayey silts, murum,
gravelly deposits are available and all such local
materials can be used in zoned type
embankments.
17. Types of Earthen Dams
• Depending on the method of construction,
earthen dams are also classified as
• Rolled fill Type
• Hydraulic fill Type
19. Types of Earthen Dams
Rolled fill type
• In this type, the earth moving machinery is
used for excavating the soils, placing in layers
of 20 cm thickness and compacting at
optimum moisture content. This is very
common method of constructing earth dams
20. Types of Earthen Dams
Hydraulic fill type
• In this type of dam construction, excavation,
transporting and placing of soils is done by
hydraulic method. No compaction by roller or
sheep foot rollers is required as the soil gets
consolidated during the hydraulic operations
23. Types of Earthen Dams
Diaphragm Dam
• It consist of a central impervious thin diaphragm of earth, cement
concrete or bituminous concrete surrounded by earth or rock fill.
The diaphragm extends through the cutoff to the impervious
foundation to check seepage through the dam. It may be placed
either centrally or at the impervious foundation to check seepage
through the dam. It may be placed either centrally or at the upstream
face as blanket. The inclined diaphragm provides slightly better
stability against earthquake.
• When the diaphragm is of earth, by definition, it has thickness of the
impervious core at any elevation less than 3 m or less than the height
of the embankment above the corresponding elevation.
• However, if the diaphragm thickness equals or exceeds these limits, it
is considered to be zoned embankment type.
• The core has base width of 0.3 to 0.5 times the water head.
25. Component parts of earthen dams
Component parts of earthen dams
Hearting (Core)
• It forms the central impervious section
constructed with clayey soil, silt clay loam,
etc. It is compacted at O.M.C it provides water
tightness to the dam and adequate shear
resistance against slipping. It controls the
seepage flow through the body of the dam.
27. Component parts of earthen dams
Casing
• It forms the outer portion of the dam. It is
constructed with murum soft rock, or sand
and gravel etc. It is compacted at its O.M.C
Casing provides a cover to the hearting
protecting it from cracking. It develops shear
resistance against slip, and provides stability
to the dam. It also helps in drainage.
28. Component parts of earthen dams
Rock Toe
• It is constructed from the rock pieces or
boulders larger than 20 cm size, it helps to
prevent slogging of the toe due to the seepage
flow and increase the stability of dam.
29. Component parts of earthen dams
Pitching
• Pitching of 30 cm to 45 cm thickness is
provided by laying stones of 30 cm size, and
40 kg to 50 kg weight on a dressed upstream
slope. It prevents the erosion of material on
the upstream face caused due to wave action
and protects the slope from sudden
drawdown.
30. Component parts of earthen dams
Turfing
• It is planting of special type of grass called harali on the
downstream face of the dam
• It protects the downstream slope from eroding action of
rain water.
Berms
• Berms are offsets provided on downstream at 8 to 10 m
vertical intervals from 3 to 5 m width.
• The object of berm is to collect rain water and dispose it off
safely.
• To provide roadways for vehicles
• To reduce the velocity of rain water falling on slope
• To provide minimum cover of 2 m above the seepage line.
33. Component parts of earthen dams
Drains
• A network of drains is provided with
longitudinal drains (L-drains) cross-drains
and toe drain on downstream side of the
embankment.
Transition filters
• It is graded filter placed in between clayey
core and sandy shells (along d/s slope of
hearthing and help reduce pore pressure.
34. Conditions of stability of Earthen
Dams
• The dam should not be overtopped by flood waters.
• The seepage line should be well within the d/s face of the
dam
• The u/s and d/s face should be stable under the worst
conditions.
• There should be no opportunity for free flow of water from
u/s and d/s
• The foundations shear stresses should be within the safe
limits
• The u/s slope should be protected from wave action and
burrowing animals.
• The dam and foundation should be safe against piping.
36. Seepage Line (Phrathic Line)
• It is also called saturation line or Hydraulic
gradient line. It is defined as the line within a
dam section below which there are positive
hydrostatic pressures in the dam. On the line
itself the hydrostatic pressure is equal to
atmospheric pressure or zero. Above the
saturation line there will be a zone of saturation
in which the hydrostatic pressure is negative.
The saturation line should nor strike the
downstream face of the dam. Minimum cover
over the seepage line should be 2m.
38. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
• The main cause of earthen dam can be
classified as under
• Hydraulic Failures
• Seepage Failures
• Structural Failures
• Earthquake Failures
40. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
(a) Hydraulic Failure
• Above 40 % of earthen dam failures are due to this reason only.
• Hydraulic failures are due to the following reasons:
• By over topping The overtopping of dam may cause due to
insufficient capacity of spillway and insufficient free board or its
spillway gates are not properly operated.
• (ii) Erosion of u/s slope
• Erosion is caused due to wave action on the upstream slope and
leads to its slip. The slope should be properly protected by
providing pitching
• (iii) Cracking due to frost action
• Cracks in the upper portion are developed due to frost. It leads to
profuse seepage and consequent failure. In areas of low
temperature additional free board about 1.0 m should be provided
to guard against such failure.
42. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
• (iv) Erosion of d/s slope Erosion occurs on the d/s
slope due to rain action. If unchecked, it forms
gullies on the d/s face, ultimately leading to dam
failure. This can be avoided by planting harali on
d/s face by proper maintenance.
• (v) Erosion of d/s toe
• The toe of the dam may be eroded due to heavy
cross-current coming from spillway bucket or
tail water. The d/s slope should be protected by
providing stone pitching or riprap
43. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
Seepage Failure
• More than 33 % of earthen dam failure are due
to seepage. Seepage always occur in earth dams.
It does not harm its stability if it is within the
design limits. But excessive seepage will lead to
failure of the dam.
• (i) Piping through the body of the dam
• It is due to transport of soil particles with
seepage flow. It results in gradual formation of
drain from u/s to d/s through which water flows
and thus the dam fails.
45. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
(ii) Piping through foundations
• When highly permeable strata of gravel, sand or
cavities are present in the foundation of dams, it
permits heavy seepage of water through it
causing erosion of soil which will result in the
formation of piping. Hence, the dam will sink
down causing its failure. Careful investigation of
foundations soil and proper will help in avoiding
such failures.
48. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
Structural Failures (Shear failures)
About 25 to 30 % of the dam failure are due to this
reason
• (i) U/S and D/S slopes slide
• The slopes being steeper than required, leads to slips
due to stress strength. The slopes should, therefore,
be flat as required from structural point of view.
• (ii) Sudden draw-down
• The sudden draw- down in water level of the
reservoir causes slips of u/s slope. The slope should
be flat enough to be stable under sudden drawdown.
50. Cause of failure of Earthen Dams
• (iii) Faulty construction and improper
maintenance
• Wrong placement of material in different
zones
• Under compaction or over compaction
• Blind drains due to mixing of soil.
• Timely repair of gullies, rain cuts, settlement,
pitching will help for better health of the dam
51. Failure by Earthquakes
• The potential hazard to a dam from earthquake depends
on how large the earthquake is and how near to dam site
it is. Main hazards to a dam from an earthquake are
surface faulting under the dam, strong ground shaking,
water waves in the reservoir produced by earthquake
ground motions or land slides and rock falls and
pervasive ground deformation associated with nearby
faulting which may manifest in cracking at dam top and
central core, settlement of dam, crest, shear failure at the
base of dam, liquefaction of loose and structured soil
mass in the lower portions of the dam, and overtopping
due to high waves generated in the reservoir.
54. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
• The Water seeping through the body of the
earthen dam or through the foundation of the
earthen dam, may prove harmful to the stability
of the dam by causing softening and sloughing
of the slopes due to development of pore
pressures. It may also cause piping either
through the body or through the foundation,
and thus resulting in the failure of the dam.
57. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
Seepage Control through Embankment
• Drainage filters called ‘Drains’ are generally provided in the
form of
• (a) Rock toe (b) horizontal blanket (c) Chimney drain, etc. in
order to control the seepage water. The provision of such
filters reduces the pore pressure in the down stream portion
of the dam and thus increases the stability of the dam,
permitting steep slopes and thus affecting economy in
construction. It also checks piping by migration of particles.
These drains, consist of graded coarse material in which the
seepage is collected and moved to a point where it can be
safely discharged.
• A multi layer filter, generally called inverted filter or reverse
filter is provided.
59. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
• The various kinds of drains which are commonly used
are as shown below:
Rock Toe or Toe Filter
• The ‘rock toe’ consists of stones of size usually varying
from 15 to 20 cm. a toe filter is provided as a transition
zone, between the homogeneous embankment fill and
rock toe.
• Toe filter generally consists of three layers of the fine
sand, coarse sand and gravel.
• The height of the rock toe is kept between 25 to 35 % of
reservoir head. The top of the rock toe must be
sufficiently higher than the tail water depth, so as to
prevent the wave action of the tail water.
61. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
Horizontal Blanket or Horizontal Filter
• The horizontal filter extends from the toe (d/s end)
of the dam, inward, up-to a distance varying from
25 % to 100 % of the distance of the toe from the
centre line of the dam. Generally, a length equal to
three times the height of the dam is sufficient. The
blanket should be properly designed as per the
filter criteria, and should be sufficiently pervious to
drain off effectively.
64. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
Chimney Drain
• The horizontal filter, not only helps in bringing the phreatic line
down in the body of the dam but also provides drainage of the
foundation and helps in rapid consolidation. But the horizontal
filter tries to make the soil more pervious in the horizontal
direction and thus causes stratification. When large scale
stratification occurs, such a filter becomes inefficient. In such a
possible case, a vertical filter is placed along with the horizontal
filter, so as to intercept the seepage such an arrangement is
called chimney drains. Sometimes a horizontal filter is
combined and placed along with a rock toe.
68. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
Seepage Control through foundations
Impervious Cutoffs
• Various impervious cutoffs made of concrete or sheet
piles may be provided at the upstream end (i.e..... at
heel) of the earthen dam. These cutoffs should be
extending through the entire depth of the pervious
foundations so as to achieve effective control on the
seeping water. When the depth of the pervious
foundation strata is very large, a cutoff, up to a lesser
depth may be provided. Such a cutoff reduces the
seepage discharge by a smaller amount. So much so, that
a 50 % depth reduces the discharge by 25 % and 90 %
depth reduces the discharge by 65 %.
71. Seepage Control in Earth Dams
Relief wells and Drain Trenches
• When large scale seepage takes place through the
pervious foundation, overlain by thin pervious layer,
there is a possibility that the water may boil up near the
toe of the dam
• Such a possibility can be controlled by constructing relief
wells or drain trench through the upper impervious
layer. So as to permit escape of seepage of water. The
possibility of sand boiling may also be controlled by
providing d/s beams beyond the toe of the dam. The
weight of overlying material, in such a case, is sufficient
to resist the upward pressure and thus preventing the
possibility of sand boiling.
73. Slope protection
Protection of Upstream Slope
• The upstream slope of the earth dam is protected
against the erosive action of waves by stone
pitching or by stone dumping. The thickness of the
dumped rock should be about 1 m and should be
placed over a gravel filter of about 0.3 m thickness.
The filter prevents the washing of fines from the
dam into the riprap. The provision of such a
dumped rip-rap has been found to the most
effective and has been to fail only in 5 % of cases.
76. Slope Protection
• The stone pitching, i.e...... the hand packed rip rap
requires a lesser thickness and may prove more
economical if suitable rock is available only in limited
quantity. However, when provided in smaller thickness it
is more susceptible to damage and has been founded to
fail in about 30 % of cases.
• Concrete slabs may also be laid over the slope of the
earth dam. When such slabs are constructed, they must
be laid over a filter and weep holes should be provided
so as to permit escape of water when the reservoir is
drawn down. If the filter is not provided, the fines from
the embankment may get washed away from the joints
creating hollows beneath the slab and causing slab
protections have been found to fail in about 36 % cases.
78. Slope Protection
Protection of Downstream Slope
• The Downstream slope of the earthen dam is
protected against the erosive action of waves up to
and slightly above the water depth, in a similar
manner as is explained above from u/s slope.
• More, the d/s slope should be protected against the
erosive action of rain and its run-off by providing
horizontal berms at suitable interval say about 15
m or so as to intercept the rain water and
discharging it safely. Attempts should be made so
as to grass and plant the d/s slopes, soon after the
construction.
81. Safety Measures
• The dam safety can be ensured if the following
aspects are taken care of:
Hydraulic Failure
• Such type of failure can be averted by providing
• (i) Adequate spillway capacity.
• (ii)Adequate freeboard so that dam safety is not
endangered by overtopping during high floods
• (iii) Proper maintenance of gates so that they are
always operative and do not get clogged.
82. Safety Measures
Seepage Failure
• Seepage failure can be taken care by
• (i) Providing filter at the toe to minimize
movement of the material
• (ii) Seepage line is well within the body of the
dam
• (iii) Provision of settlement, after the
composition of the dam, be made from a
normal 1 % of height to a maximum of 6 %
83. Safety Measures
Structural Failure
• In spite of best geological and foundation investigations
done prior to dam construction, geological problems
may arise such as induced seepage, earth tremors, slides,
gougy seams and sloughing in the vicinity of dam and
reservoir area surface during the construction or several
years after the reservoir filling.
• periodic geotechnical inspection is essential for early
detection and resolution of potential problems, besides
provision of adequate rip-rap and its maintenance and
drawdown within permissible limits.
84. Safety Measures
Earthquake Failure
• Necessary provisions shall be made in the
design of a dam to account for additional forces
due to earthquakes.
85. Flow-Net
• A flownet is a graphical representation of twodimensional steady-state groundwater flow
through aquifers.
• The method is often used in civil engineering,
hydrogeology or soil mechanics as a first check
for problems of flow under hydraulic structures
like dams or sheet pile walls. As such, a grid
obtained by drawing a series of equipotential
lines is called a flownet.
86. Characteristics of Flow -Nets
• Flow lines & Stream lines represents flow path of particles of
water
• Flow lines and equipotential lines are perpendicular to each
other.
• The area between two flow lines is called flow channel.
• The rate of flow in a flow channel is constant.
• Flow cannot occur across flow lines.
• An equipotential line is a line joining points with same head
• The velocity of flow is normal to the equipotential lines.
• A flow line cannot intersect another flow line.
• An equipotential line cannot intersect another equipotential
line.
89. Seepage Analysis
• Seepage occurs through the body of all earthen
dams and also through their pervious foundations.
The amount of seepage has to be controlled in all
conservation dams & the effects of seepage has to
be controlled for all dams in order to avoid
failures.
• The seepage through a pervious soil material, for
two dimensional flow, is given by Laplacian eq
∂2φ + ∂2φ = 0
∂x2
∂y2
90. Seepage Analysis
•
•
•
•
•
•
Where φ = K.h= Velocity potential
K= Permeability of the Soil
h= Head Causing flow
The above eqn is based on the following assumptions:
Water is incompressible
The soil is incompressible and porous. The size of pore
space do not change with time regardless of water pressure.
• The quantity of water entering the soil in any given time is
the same as the quantity flowing out of the soil.
• Darcy’s law is valid for the given soils.
• The hydraulic boundary conditions at the entry and exit are
known.
92. Seepage Analysis
• Seepage discharge through the Isotropic Soils
• The amount of seepage can be easily computed
for the flow net. Let us assume that the soil is
isotropic i.e. its permeability is constant in all
the directions, or Kh= Kv
• The flow net is drawn by free hand sketch by
making suitable adjustments and corrections
until the flow lines and equipotential lines are at
right are at right angle.
93. Seepage Analysis
• The seepage rate (q) can be computed from the
flow net, using Darcy’s law. Applying the
principal of continuity between each pair of
flow lines. It is evident that the velocity must
vary inversely with the spacing.
• q= K.H Nf
Nd
K= Permeability of the Soil
N f= Number of flow Channels
Nd= Total number of drops in complete flow net.
94. Seepage Analysis
• Seepage Discharge for Non-isotropic Soil
• If the permeability of the soil is different in the
horizontal direction than that in the vertical
direction;
• The discharge can be computed by the
equation
• Q= (K H .Kv)1/2 H.Nf
Nd
95. Line of Seepage or Prelatic Line in
Earthen Dams
• Line of Seepage or the Phreatic line of saturation line is
defined as the line within the dam section below which
there are positive hydrostatic pressure in the dam. The
hydrostatic pressure on the phreatic line is equal to
atmospheric pressure and hence. Equal to Zero. Above
the phreatic line, there is a zone of capillary saturation
called capillary fringe in which hydrostatic pressure are
negative.
• The appreciable flow through the dam body below
phreatic line, reduces the effective weight of this soil.
And thus reduces the shear strength of the soil due to
pore pressure.
97. Line of Seepage or Prelatic Line in
Earthen Dams
• It is therefore absolutely essential to determine the position
of the phreatic line, as in position will enable us to determine
the following things:
• It gives us a divide line between the dry (or moist) and
submerged soil. The soil above the seepage line will be taken
as dry and the soil below the seepage line shall be taken as
submerged for computation of shear strength of soils.
• It represents the top streamline and hence, help us in
drawing the flow net.
• The seepage line determination, helps us to ensure that it
does not cut the downstream face of the dam. This is
extremely necessary for preventing softening or sloughing of
the dam.
98. Phreatic Line for a Zoned Section
• In Case of a Zoned Section having a central
impervious core, the effect of the outer zone
can be neglected all to gather.
• The focus of the base parabola will, therefore,
be located at the d/s toe of the core.
• The Phreatic line can then be drawn as usual
with free hand correction required at suitable
places.
100. Determination of Phreatic Line
Dam with a Filter
• In Fig AB is the upstream face and BL (Equal to
L) is the horizontal projection. Locate a Point C,
on water surface, at a distance equal to 0.3 L from
B, i.e. BC= 0.3 L.
• F, the Starting point of the filter is the focus of
basic parabola.
• The filter Length usually kept 25 % of the distance
of toe of dam to the centre of dam crust.
102. Determination of Phreatic Line
• With point C as centre and CF as radius draw an arc
cutting the line LB extended in D.
• Draw a vertical tangent to the curve FD at D such that
DE is the Directrix, CD being equal to CF, point G is
located midway between F & E.
• Thus a basic parabola is drawn C C’ G is drawn with
focus at F.
• The Base of the parabola is now corrected by eye, a
short transition curve BB’ being drawn to connect point
B with base parabola.
• The eqn of base parabola- with F as Focus and any point
P (x,y) on the parabola, is as under.
103. Determination of Phreatic Line
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
PF= QE
(X2 + Y2) ½ = QF + FE
(X2 + Y2) ½ = x + S ( S = focal Distance FE)……………………………….(1)
Squaring both sides
X2 + Y2 = X2 + 2Sx + S2
X= Y2- S2
2S
Y 2= 2Sx+ S2
Which is the eqn of base parabola, considering point C with coordinates (b,H) on
the parabola such that CF=b, substitute in eqn (1) above
b2 + H2 = b + S
S= (b2+H2) ½ -b
At C’, x= 0 , y=S, thus vertical ordinate FC’ at F is S
104. Determination of Phreatic Line
• For Determining discharge through the dam
consider unit width of dam and let q is the
seepage discharge per unit width of the dam
• From Darcy’s law
• Q= K.I.A
• Q= K dy ( y.1)
dx
A= Saturated depth y x Width
105. Determination of Phreatic Line
• Q= K dy . Y
dx
But eqn of Parabola
X2 + Y2 = (X +S ) 2
Y2 = (X +S ) 2 - X2
Y= {(X +S ) 2 - X2 } 1/2
Y=
(S2 + 2Sx) 1/2
dy =
S
dx (2Sx+ S2)1/2
…………………….(2)
106. Determination of Phreatic Line
• Substituting the value of y in eqn 2 above
Q= K .
S
. (S2 + 2Sx) 1/2
(2Sx+ S2)1/2
• Q= K.S
• Thus the discharge can be calculated from the known
coefficient of permeability K and focal distance S
• For determining q in terms of distance b and height H,
• S= ( x2 + y2) ½ - x
• At C , x=b and y=H
• Therefore S= (b2 + H2) ½ - b
• Hence q= K.S
• Q= K ( b2 + H2)1/2 - b
107. Dams Without filter
• In this Case, the focus of parabola is at the toe of the
dam. The phreatic line is determined in the same
manner as that for a dam with a filter. The base parabola
BJG cuts the downstream slope at J and extends beyond
the downstream slope of the dam up to point G, vertex
of the parabola. The phreatic line will, however emerge
at K meeting the downstream slope tangentially there.
The portion KF is termed as discharge face and always
remains saturated. The correction JK= (∆ a) by which
the parabola is to be shifted downward is found by the
value of ∆ a
a+ ∆ a
110. Dams Without filter
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•
•
•
Also (a + ∆ a ) = S / (1- cos α)
And ∆ a = [ (a+ ∆ a) (180 – α)] / 4
Intermediate values of α are read from table
Value of α varies from , < 90 0 where no
drainage is provided, 90 0 or more in rock-fill
toe and 180 0 where horizontal filter is
provided.
111. Dams Without filter
• Value of position K. i.e. where the phreatic line
intersects the downstream slope is determined
as under
• Where α = 30 0
• a= dd2
- H2
• Cos α Cos2 α
sin2 α
112. Dams Without filter
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•
•
•
When α is between 30 0 and 60 0
a= ( h2 + d2)1/2 – (d2- H2 cot2 α) ½
Dam with Rock Toe
Focus of base of parabola is located at the heel
and basic parabola is drawn in the usual
manner. Correction for ∆ a
a+ ∆ a
Is read from fig and applied.
113. Rock fill Dams
Rock fill Dams
• Rock fill dam have characteristics lying somewhere
between the characteristics of gravity dams and those of
earthen dams. In other words, they are less flexible than
earthen dams and more flexible then gravity dams. But
the foundation requirement are more rigid than those
for the earthen dams which can be constructed almost
on any the of foundation. The steeper slopes are used in
rock fill dams and hence, the base width requires is quite
less. The smaller base width and the possibility of large
scale seepage restricts the foundation requirement of
such dams.
115. Rock fill Dams
• A rock fill dam essentially consists of an
impervious membrane and embankment
supporting the membrane. The embankment is
divided into two portions. The U/s portion is
made of stone masonry or dry rubble, and the
d/s portion is of loose rock fill. The u/s portion
embankment supports the membrane and the
water load: while the d/s portion supports the
u/s embankment, membrane and water load.
119. Rock Fill Dams
• Rock fill dams are generally cheaper than concrete
dams and can be constructed rapidly if proper
rock is available. The rock must be stronger
enough to withstand high intensity leading even
when wet. The size of loose rock may vary from
smaller stones to 3 m or so. Rock fill dams are very
useful in seismic regions, and they provide high
resistance to seismic forces because of their flexible
character. However rock fill are liable to large
settlements, which may lead to cracking of
concrete membrane. Repairs for the membrane
are, therefore, undertaken from time to time, as
and when the necessity arises.
121. Advantages & Disadvantages of Rockfill
Dams
Advantages of Rock-fill Dams are
• (i) Cheaper where suitable hard rock is available
• (ii) Suitable where material for earth dams are not
available.
• (iii) Economic in remote location where cost of
cement for concrete dam is high.
• (iv) Suitable where foundation is not suitable for
concrete dam
• (v) Can be raised subsequently, if so required,
without much difficulty.
122. Advantages & Disadvantages of Rockfill
Dams
Disadvantages
• Time taken in construction is usually more than
that required for a concrete dam.
• More construction equipment is required
• Foundation requirement are more rigid than
earthen dam
• High maintenance cost.
123. References
• Modi P.N. (2011), “Irrigation water resources and water
power engineering”, Standard Book House
• Garg S.K. (2010), “Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic
Structures”, Khanna Publishers
• Internet Websites
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