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Which of the following line acts as a dividing line between dry (or moist) and submerged line?

(a) Equipotential line

(b) Path line

(c) Seepage line

(d) Streak line

I got this question during an internship interview.

My question is taken from Design Criteria of Earth Dams topic in section Earthen and Rock Fill Dams of Irrigation Engineering

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Correct option is (c) Seepage line

The explanation: The soil above the phreatic line or seepage line will be taken as dry and the soil below it shall be taken as submerged for computation of shear strength of the soil. This helps in drawing the flow net.

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