Practice mode Water Management

Besides Bligh’s creep theory, which engineer’s theory is used to determine the total length of the impervious floor of a hydraulic structure?

Correct answer D. Khosla

Explanation

A.N. Khosla improved on Bligh by analysing seepage flow beneath weirs, giving more reliable uplift pressures and exit gradients for floor design.

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