Practice mode Water Management

Hydraulic structures built on which soils most often fail because of undermining and uplift pressure?

Correct answer B. Permeable

Explanation

Water seeps readily through permeable foundations, causing uplift pressure under the floor and piping that washes out soil from beneath the structure.

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