For the theoretical analysis of groundwater flow several computational methods are available, analytical or numerical.…

As an example the flow under a structure will be considered, see Figure10.2. In this…

Potential and stream function Two dimensional groundwater flow through a homogeneous soil can often be…

The second example is concerned with a pipeline in the bottom of the sea (or…

As a first example a concrete floor of an excavation is considered. Such structures are…

In the previous chapter it has been seen that under certain conditions the effective stresses…

Permeability test In the previous chapter Darcy’s law for the flow of a fluid through…

The hydrostatic distribution of pore pressures is valid when the groundwater is at rest. When…

Hydrostatics As already mentioned in earlier chapters, the stress distribution in groundwater at rest follows…

Vertical stresses In many places on earth the soil consists of practically horizontal layers. If…