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The phreatic line is also known as the ________

(a) seepage line

(b) discharge line

(c) velocity line

(d) pressure line

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Question is taken from Seepage Analysis in division Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right choice is (a) seepage line

Easiest explanation: The phreatic line or seepage line is the line within a dam section below which there are positive hydrostatic pressures in dam.

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