CIVL 3730 Fundamentals of Geotechnics 22 ky ~ a2 a Ph cho (16) k. a ae We can rewrite the Equation (16) as fom Oh ——__ + =— =0 (k,,/k, ex? @z? Substitute x'= yk,/k,-x and then we can get Fa 2h h oh ae? oe = -=0 It’s the Laplace’s equation again. For anisotropic soils we can use the procedure for flow net sketching described for isotropic soils (section 4.2) by scaling the x distance by yk, /k, The new horizontal scale = .{k,,/k,. xvertical scale To construct the flow net, use the following procedure: 1. Adopt a vertical scale (that is, z axis) for drawing the cross section. 2. Adopt a horizontal scale (that is, x-axis) such that horizontal scale = /k, /k, xvertical scale. 3. With scales adopted as in steps 1 and 2, plot the vertical section through the permeable layer parallel to the direction of flow. 4. Draw the flow net for the permeable layer on the section obtained from step 3, with flow lines