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The total head at any point on soil may be regarded as __________ per unit weight of water measured.

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asked Feb 8, 2022 in Geotechnical Engineering I by Sophia (102k points)

The total head at any point on soil may be regarded as __________ per unit weight of water measured.

(a) Velocity energy

(b) Hydraulic potential

(c) Potential energy

(d) Piezometric energy

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The origin of the question is Two Dimensional Flow : Laplace Equation topic in chapter Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Oliver (727k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Sophia

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Correct option is (b) Hydraulic potential

The best I can explain: Flow occurs between two points only when there is a difference in the potential energies or simply potential.

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