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Lane’s in his theory proposed that horizontal creep is more effective than the vertical creep.

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asked Jul 31, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

Lane’s in his theory proposed that horizontal creep is more effective than the vertical creep.

(a) True

(b) False

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Origin of the question is Seepage Theories topic in division Seepage Theories and Weirs and Barrages Design of Irrigation Engineering

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answered Aug 15, 2023 by Greg (106k points)

Right option is (b) False

The best I can explain: He proposed that horizontal creep has less head and is less effective in reducing uplift than vertical creep. A weightage factor of 1/3 is proposed for horizontal creep and 1.0 for vertical creep.

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