Meaning of Seepage: The movement of water through soil is referred to as seepage. The total head at any point of a saturated soil mass, through which water is flowing consists of- (i) Velocity head; (ii) The piezometric head; and (iii) The datum head. Since the velocity through soils is very small, the velocity head is generally neglected. Flow will [...]
Construction of Flow Net for Seepage Analysis! Laplace's Equation: The equation is used in the construction of flow net. Assumptions: 1. Flow is two dimensional. 2. Water and soil are incompressible. 3. Soil is isotropic and homogeneous. 4. The soil is fully saturated. 5. The flow is steady, i.e., flow conditions do not change with time. 6. Darcy's law is [...]
The following points highlight the eight major methods of soil stabilization. The methods are: 1. Lime-Pozzolana Stabilization 2. Cement Stabilization 3. Soil-Bituminous Stabilization 4. Organic Stabilizers 5. Thermal Stabilization 6. Electrical Stabilization 7. Complex Stabilization Technique 8. Complex Stabilization. Method # 1. Lime-Pozzolana Stabilization: Pozzolana is a siliceous material, which, while in itself possessing to cementitious properties will in a [...]