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This tutorial series shows you how to calculate the total and effective stresses and water flow in a homogeneous embankment dam. This FLAC 8.1 tutorial demonstrates how to conduct a steady-state seepage analysis to calculate the pore water pressures in the embankment due to the reservoir. This is part two of a three part tutorial series.
Download the project and grid files used in this tutorial:
Embankment Tutorial (2 of 3) (zip | 3 kb)
Tutorial - Part 1 | Tutorial - Part 2 | Tutorial - Part 3