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VOLUME 07 NO. 01 JULY 2018:

Title:        Gauss Integration Based Approach for the Establishment of Top Flow Line and Seepage Analysis in Homogeneous Earth Embankment Dams
Authors:    MRUNAL A. PATKI, D. M. DEWAIKAR, B. G. MOHAPATRA
Abstract:    In the present study, an attempt is made to determine the top flow line and the length of seepage for the homogeneous earth embankment dams. The analysis is carried out assuming the expression for the potential function, ϕ that satisfies the Laplace’s equation. The constants involved in the expression are evaluated using the appropriate boundary conditions. Further, Gauss integration technique is used to compute the exact length of the top flow line. One of the distinctive features of the proposed numerical method is its ability to compute the unique value of the length of seepage for the given details of dam geometry and water level. For this purpose, the seepage expression as suggested by L. Casagrande is used. The proposed results of the top flow line, length of seepage and rate of seepage show a good agreement with the available solutions; especially with the measured results and also with those obtained using the finite element method.

Keywords: Homogeneous Earth Dams, Potential, Top Flow Line, Seepage Length, Gauss Integration .
Pages:       01-12

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