Unsaturated Seepage Analysis of Cracked Soil including Development Process of Cracks
Joint Authors
Cao, Ling
Wang, Zhijian
Chen, Yong
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Abstract EN
Cracks in soil provide preferential pathways for water flow and their morphological parameters significantly affect the hydraulic conductivity of the soil.
To study the hydraulic properties of cracks, the dynamic development of cracks in the expansive soil during drying and wetting has been measured in the laboratory.
The test results enable the development of the relationships between the cracks morphological parameters and the water content.
In this study, the fractal model has been used to predict the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) of the cracked soil, including the developmental process of the cracks.
The cracked expansive soil has been considered as a crack-pore medium.
A dual media flow model has been developed to simulate the seepage characteristics of the cracked expansive soil.
The variations in pore water pressure at different part of the model are quite different due to the impact of the cracks.
This study proves that seepage characteristics can be better predicted if the impact of cracks is taken into account.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cao, Ling& Wang, Zhijian& Chen, Yong. 2016. Unsaturated Seepage Analysis of Cracked Soil including Development Process of Cracks. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096069
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cao, Ling…[et al.]. Unsaturated Seepage Analysis of Cracked Soil including Development Process of Cracks. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096069
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cao, Ling& Wang, Zhijian& Chen, Yong. Unsaturated Seepage Analysis of Cracked Soil including Development Process of Cracks. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096069
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096069