The hydraulic gradient provided at the downstream side of a hydraulic structure such as a dam, is called

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• The permissible exit gradient for safety against piping which endanger the stability of a hydraulic structure, should be
• The maximum permissible exit gradient is the critical gradient divided by a factor of safety.
• The average velocity of flow that will take place through the total cross-sectional area of soil under unit hydraulic gradient is called
• The piping failure in a hydraulic structure can be prevented by
• The critical gradient of the seepage of water
• The critical gradient for all soils is normally
• The critical gradient of the seepage of water
• The exit gradient of the seepage of water through a soil medium is the
• The maximum unit pressure that a soil can withstand without rupture in shear or without excessive settlement of the structure, is called
• A line showing the dry density as a function of water content for soil containing no air voids, is called