Question

The position head is also called ________

(a) total head

(b) elevation head

(c) velocity head

(d) pressure head

The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question comes from Seepage Analysis topic in section Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) elevation head

For explanation I would say: The position or elevation head is the elevation of a point with respect to any arbitrary datum. The elevation head can be taken at any point with respect to a datum.