Research Article

Geohazard Caused by Groundwater in Urban Underground Excavation

Figure 13

Schematic drawing of flow net and safety factor against piping calculation.
(a) Failure case (C = 100 kPa;  = 34°; E = 120,000 kPa and 1 × 10−6 cm/sec of permeability)
(b) Nonfailure case (C = 200 kPa;  = 34°; E = 169,000 kPa and 1 × 10−6 cm/sec of permeability)