The Role of Surface Infiltration in Hydromechanical Coupling Effects in an Unsaturated Porous Medium of Semi-Infinite Extent
Joint Authors
Wu, L. Z.
Selvadurai, A. P. S.
Yang, J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rainfall infiltration into an unsaturated region of the earth’s surface is a pervasive natural phenomenon.
During the rainfall-induced seepage process, the soil skeleton can deform and the permeability can change with the water content in the unsaturated porous medium.
A coupled water infiltration and deformation formulation is used to examine a problem related to the mechanics of a two-dimensional region of semi-infinite extent.
The van Genuchten model is used to represent the soil-water characteristic curve.
The model, incorporating coupled infiltration and deformation, was developed to resolve the coupled problem in a semi-infinite domain based on numerical methods.
The numerical solution is verified by the analytical solution when the coupled effects in an unsaturated medium of semi-infinite extent are considered.
The computational results show that a numerical procedure can be employed to examine the semi-infinite unsaturated seepage incorporating coupled water infiltration and deformation.
The analysis indicates that the coupling effect is significantly influenced by the boundary conditions of the problem and varies with the duration of water infiltration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, L. Z.& Selvadurai, A. P. S.& Yang, J.. 2017. The Role of Surface Infiltration in Hydromechanical Coupling Effects in an Unsaturated Porous Medium of Semi-Infinite Extent. Geofluids،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, L. Z.…[et al.]. The Role of Surface Infiltration in Hydromechanical Coupling Effects in an Unsaturated Porous Medium of Semi-Infinite Extent. Geofluids No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, L. Z.& Selvadurai, A. P. S.& Yang, J.. The Role of Surface Infiltration in Hydromechanical Coupling Effects in an Unsaturated Porous Medium of Semi-Infinite Extent. Geofluids. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155417
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155417