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Download Solution PDFTo increase the seepage flow length, ____________ are provided on the cut-off walls of the barrage or weir.
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Sheet piles
- Sheet piles are interlocking, vertically driven piles used to create a barrier in the ground.
- They can be used to create cutoff walls that minimize seepage through the foundation.
Additional Information Impervious floors
- Impervious floors refer to the construction of impermeable layers at the base of a structure to prevent or reduce the seepage of water through the foundation.
Inverted filters
- Inverted filters are layers of permeable material (such as gravel or sand) placed above impervious layers to enhance drainage and prevent the development of uplift pressure.
Toe walls
- Toe walls are structures constructed at the base or toe of a dam or embankment to provide additional support and prevent erosion at the foundation.
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