Sub: Irrigation

Topic : Design of weirs

MODULE- 73B
Design of weirs on permeable foundation.
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A masonry dam is founded on previous sand having porosity equal to 45% and specific gravity of sand particles is 2.65. For a desired factor of safety of 3 against sand boiling, the maximum permissible upward gradient will be (a) 0.225 (b) 0.302 (c) 1.0 (d) None of these While designing a hydraulic structure, the piezometric head at bottom of the floor is computed as 10m. The datum is 3m below floor bottom. The assured standing water depth above the floor is 2m. The specific gravity of the floor is computed as 10m. The datum is 3m below floor bottom. The assured standing water depth above the floor is 2m. The specific gravity of the floor material is 2.5. The floor thickness should be (a) 2.00 m (b) 3.33 m (c) 4.40 m (d) 6.00 m Uplift pressures at points E and D (Figure A) of a straight horizontal floor of negligible thickness with a sheet pile at downstream end are 28% and 20%, respectively. If the sheet pile is at upstream end of the floor (Figure B), the uplift pressures at points D1 and C1 are

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A weir on a permeable foundation with downstream sheet pile is shown in the figure below. The exit gradient as per Khosla's method is

(A) (C)

1 in 6.0 (B) 1 in 3.4 (D)

1 in 5.0 1 in 2.5

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(a) 68% and 60% respectively (b) 80% and 72% respectively (c) 88% and 70% respectively (d) 100% and zero respectively 4. To provide safety against piping failure, with a factor of safety of 5, what should be he maximum permissible exit gradient for soil with specific gravity of 2.5 and porosity of 0.35 ? (a) 0.155 (b) 0.176 (c) 0.195 (d) 0.213

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