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Aplace S Quation of Ontinuity: Steady-State Flow Around An Impervious Sheet Pile Wall
Aplace S Quation of Ontinuity: Steady-State Flow Around An Impervious Sheet Pile Wall
vz = Discharge Velocity
in z Direction
Figure 5.11. Das FGE (2005).
Y Direction Out Of Plane
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v x v z
v x dx dzdy v z dz dxdy
x z
v x dzdy v z dxdy 0
or
Figure 5.11. Das FGE (2005).
v x v z
0
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kx kz 0
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x 2
z 2
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FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND
SHEET PILE WALL
FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND
SHEET PILE WALL
FLOW NETS
FLOW UNDER AN
IMPERMEABLE
DAM
2. Sketch lightly three or four flow lines, keeping in mind that they are
only a few of the infinite number of curves that must provide a smooth
transition between the boundary flow lines. As an aid in spacing of
these lines, it should be noted that the distance between adjacent flow
lines increases in the direction of the larger radius of curvature.
3. Sketch the equipotential lines, bearing in mind that they must intersect
all flow lines, including the boundary streamlines, at right angles and
that the enclosed figures must be (curvilinear) squares.
5. As a final check on the accuracy of the flow net, draw the diagonals of
the squares. These should also form smooth curves that intersect each
other at right angles.
Wrong
Wrong
Correct!
Contour map of the piezometric surface near Savannah, Georgia, 1957, showing closed contours
resulting from heavy local groundwater pumping (from Bedient, after USGS Water-Supply Paper 1611).
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FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND SHEET PILE WALL EXAMPLE
Therefore, flow
through one channel
is:
H
q k
Nd
If Number of Flow
Channels = Nf, then
the total flow for all
channels per unit
length is:
HN f
qk
Nd
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FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND SHEET PILE WALL EXAMPLE
GIVEN:
DETERMINE:
FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND SHEET PILE WALL EXAMPLE
SOLUTION:
H
Potential Drop =
Nd
(5m 1.67 m)
0.56m
6
At Pt a:
Water in standpipe =
(5m – 1x0.56m) = 4.44m
At Pt b:
Water in standpipe =
(5m – 2x0.56m) = 3.88m
At Pts c and d:
Water in standpipe =
(5m – 5x0.56m) = 2.20m
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FLOW NETS
FLOW AROUND SHEET PILE WALL EXAMPLE
SOLUTION:
H
q k
Nd
k = 5x10-3 cm/sec
k = 5x10-5 m/sec
q = (5x10-5 m/sec)(0.56m)
q = 2.8x10-5 m3/sec/m
HN f
qk qN f
Nd
q = (2.8x10-5 m3/sec/m) * 3
q = 8.4x10-5 m3/sec/m
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