Site pages
Current course
Participants
General
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Topic 7
Topic 8
Topic 9
Topic 10
Topic 11
Topic 12
Topic 13
Topic 14
Topic 15
Topic 16
Topic 17
Topic 18
Topic 19
Topic 20
Topic 21
Topic 22
Topic 23
Topic 24
Topic 25
Topic 26
Topic 27
Topic 28
Topic 29
Topic 30
Topic 31
Topic 32
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.
Last modified: Monday, 25 April 2011, 6:28 AM