Blighs creep theory:(1) according to the theory of percolating water creeps the outline of the base of foundation of

structure.
(2) hydraulic slope or gradient is constant throughout the impervious length of apron.
(3) head or energy is lost as per collating water creeps along the base profile of weir & sub soil.
(4) loss of head is proportional to length of travelling of creeping water.
Limitations: Bligh made no distinction between horizontal and vert creep length. Loss of head is
considered proportional to the creep length which in actual is not so. The idea of ext gradient has
not been considered.
Lanes Weighted Creep theory: it is the modification of BCT. In Blighs theor there is no
distinction between horizontal and vertical path of percolation. In lanes theory vertical path of
percolation is given more weightage L=B+3(2d1+2d2+2d3)
Khoslas theory:(1) the inner faces of sheet piles and horizontal creep are much effective than outer faces of sheet
piles.
(2) intermediate pile if shorter than the outer one was in effective (3) actual measurement of
pressure with the help of pipes inserted on the floor of siphon did not show any similarity with
pressure calculated by Blighs theory .
(4) the flow below hydraulic structure is governed by Laplace equation Kx d 2/dx2 + Ky
d2/dy2 + Kz d2/dz2