EngineeringHistoryGeology
DOI: 10.1680/jenhh.19.00004

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Researchers correct a common assumption about phreatic surfaces in seepage studies for geotechnical problems.

Abstract

It is commonly assumed in seepage studies for geotechnical problems that the phreatic surface (the line of zero pore water pressure) represents the upper flow line and is the boundary of the seepag...

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WESLEYLAURENCE, D.; PREENEMARTIN. A historical perspective on unconfined seepage: Correcting a common fallacy. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering History and Heritage, 2019.