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In the earth dam with no filter, the base parabola does not cut the d/s slope.

(a) True

(b) False

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The query is from Seepage Analysis in section Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct choice is (b) False

Easy explanation: In the earth dam with filter, the base parabola does not cut the d/s slope. But in the earth dam with no filter, the base parabola will evidently cut the d/s slope.

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