Abstract
Flow rates are traditionally used for solving seepage problems in soils. In this paper, the method of fragments is presented as a good alternative for solving seepage problems. A user friendly and interactive computer program for the method of fragments has been developed. Several randomly selected problems are solved by the flow net method, the method of fragments and the finite difference method. It was found that the method of fragments and the finite difference method gave very close predictions of the quantity of flow, exit gradient and uplift force. Furthermore, the effects of different positions and lengths, and number of sheet piles, and upstream blankets on the values of quantity of flow, exit gradient and uplift force are examined.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 2, 17
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Rawas, A. A., Al-Aghbari, M. Y., Sivakugan, N., & Al-Shihi, J. (1997). Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 2, 17. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27
MLA 9
Al-Rawas, Amer Ali, et al. "Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 2, 1997, pp. 17. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Rawas, Amer Ali, Mohammed Yousuf Al-Aghbari, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, and J.A. Al-Shihi. 1997. "Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 2: 17. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27.
Harvard
Al-Rawas, A. A., Al-Aghbari, M. Y., Sivakugan, N. and Al-Shihi, J. (1997) 'Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 2, pp. 17. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27.
Vancouver
Al-Rawas AA, Al-Aghbari MY, Sivakugan N, Al-Shihi J. Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 1997;2:17. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27
IEEE
A. A. Al-Rawas, M. Y. Al-Aghbari, N. Sivakugan, and J. Al-Shihi, "Towards Solutions of Seepage Problems," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 2, pp. 17, 1997, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol2iss0pp17-27.