Introduction
Darcy’s Law is utilized to calculate the flow of water through soil. A flow net is an important tool to examine the flow of water. It is used to calculate seepage, uplift pressure, and graphically represent Laplace’s equation of continuity, which holds true to steady state flow condition. In this case, the soil being worked with is isotropic with respect to the hydraulic conductivity (k) meaning kx = kz. This is because flow nets can only describe steady state energy loss of a 2-D flow through a resistive medium. Equation 1 can be used only after assuming saturated Continue reading...