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Uplift Pressure Head

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Uplift pressures at points A and B shown in figure are 1.575 and 2.420 m respectively. If the sheet pile is at the downstream end of the floor, the uplift pressure at C is ________ m.

1.425

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Solution

The correct option is A 1.425
$ϕ_{c} = 3 - ϕ_{A}$

$= 3 - 1.575$

$= 1.425 m$

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