Exercise - Head Calculations

Part 1 - Capillary Rise

Consider the following soil profile:

Using hydraulic head principles, fill in the following table for each point in the soil profile.

Point	Hel	Hp	Ht
A
B
C

Part 2 - Flow Net Calculations

Consider the following flow net:

Calculate the elevation head, pressure head, and total head at points A, B, and C.

For both part 1 and part 2, you can use the following Excel files to assist with your calculations.

Excel starter file: head calc.xlsx

Excel solution: head calc (key).xlsx

Part 3 - Cylinder Calculations

Consider the following cylinder:

Calculate the pore pressure at point B.

Excel starter file: cylinder.xlsx

Excel solution: cylinder_key.xlsx