Question

The seepage analysis is done on the assumption of ____________

(a) Flow is laminar and Darcy’s law is valid

(b) Seepage of water

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

I had been asked this question in a national level competition.

This intriguing question comes from Seepage Analysis topic in division Drainage and Dewatering of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) Flow is laminar and Darcy’s law is valid

The explanation is: The seepage analysis is done on the assumptions that the flow is laminar and Darcy’s law is valid and further assumed that the soil to be dewatered is homogeneous and isotropic.