Soil properties - Necessity of studying permeability

Unit 3- Soil and its properties

Soil Properties

Necessity of studying permeability
The following are the factors which influences the study of percolation (movement) of water through the soil.
  • Determination of rate of settlement of a saturated compressible soil layer.
  • Calculation of seepage through the body of earthen dam and stability of their slopes.
  • Calculation of uplift pressure under hydraulic structure and their safety against piping.
  • Ground water flow towards well and drainage of soils.
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