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Seepage Analysis
2. Types of Analysis
4. Boundary Conditions
5. Application Areas
6. Results
Flow governed by Darcys Law (both for saturated and unsaturated flow).
Fig. on the
right shows
variation of
permeability
with pressure
head and
variation of
water
content with
pore pressure
Define the
nonlinear
equations of
permeability
and
volumetric
water
content
separately or
at the same
time.
Confined Flow - The flow does not involve phreatic surface e.g. around
sheet pile wall.
Infiltration at top of slope (left), with contour and vector plots for velocity.
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Application Areas
Sources and Sinks Can be modeled by using nodal flux BC. e.g. Pumping /
Injection.
Drain
Fig. shows the equi-potential lines (represented by the contour bands for
total head) with flow lines (white).
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Results
Floq quantity for any nod
e and for any step can a
Fig. shows the
lso be determined. contour plot for
flow rate with
Phreatic line for different flow quantity
through
stages can also be highlighted nodes
Stage 1 Soil 1
Soil 2
Stage 2
Soil 3
Stage 3
Soil 4