Kosla's method

A) Upstream Pile
1- b=
2- d =

1 d
3-
b
4- find E ,D by Equ. or from curves. find E ,D
5- find

c1 100 E

,,,,

D 1 100 D

6- Correction

t
a) correct for thickness Ct= (D C )
d
at E ve ,,, at C +ve
b) correct for piles Cp= 19

D d D
(
) u.s= +ve . d.s=-ve
b
b

D=
d=
b =

b=
c) correct for slope Cs=

bs
C .....
b

B) Intermediate pile 2
1- b1 =
b2=
2- b=
3- d=
4- Find c 2 , E 2 , D 2 by Equ.1

b1
b
and 2 2 and
d
d

1 ,

or by curves find E 2 100 c

find c

b1
b
by and find ( 1) from curve
b
d

b1
5- find c 2 from (
and ) from curves
b
6- find D 2 100 D

b1
b
find ( D ) from and ( 1)
b
d

7- corrected for E2
a) Ct=-

t
(E 2 D 2 )
d

b) Cp= 19

D d D
(
)
b
b

8- corrected for C2
t
a) Ct= + (D 2 C 2 )
d

bs
c) - Cs= C
b

D d D
(
)
, b) Cp= 19

b
b

C) Downstream pile 3
1-

1 d

2- From curve or Equ find

E 3 and D 3

3- Corrected for E3
a) Ct= -

t
(E 3 D 3)
d

b) Cp=- 19

D d D
(
)
b
b

4- Corrected for C2

t
Ct= + (D C )
d

Exit gradient:
1- G E

H
1

Where

1 1
b
,,,,
2
d

And H= Maximum seepage Head