5

Q 25 5 10 3 m 3 /sec (10d)

The flow per unit width can alternatively be calculated from the formula

Nf
Q kH (10e)
Nh

In equation 10e Nf is the number of flowtubes (The number of flowlines), and Nh is the number of
equipotential drops (The number of equipotential lines).

Note that there are occasions where this formula (10e) cannot simply be applied, but equation (10a)
will always be applicable for individual flow tubes. It is often necessary to determine h from
consideration of a single flow tube. If a square flow net has been constructed that value of h will
apply to all flow tubes.

6.6.3 Calculation of Pore Pressure

The pore pressure at any point can be found using the expression

uw
h z (11a)
w

Now referring to Fig. 9 suppose that we wish to calculate the pore pressure at the point P. Taking
the datum to be at the base of the dam it can be seen that z = - 5m and so:

uw [12 ( 5)] w 17 w (11b)

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