Publication detail

Discussion on the critical hydraulic gradient for uniform homogeneous glass beads

ALHASAN, Z. HALA, M. JULÍNEK, T. ŘÍHA, J.

Original Title

Discussion on the critical hydraulic gradient for uniform homogeneous glass beads

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Dams, levees and flood-walls built on permeable sandy soil can be susceptible to failure due to seepage under the structure. In uniform soils the initiation phase of progressive internal erosion usually starts with fluidization. The magnitude of volume forces is governed by the local hydraulic gradient at the exit of the seepage downstream of the structure. Extensive experimental research on uniform glass beads was carried out at the Laboratory of Hydraulic Research at Brno University of Technology (BUT) to estimate the critical hydraulic gradient, J C. In this paper, experimentally obtained J C values are compared with values obtained from formulae proposed by other authors. Other factors affecting J C, such as grain size and compaction rate, are discussed

Keywords

Dam, levee, flood-wall built

Authors

ALHASAN, Z.; HALA, M.; JULÍNEK, T.; ŘÍHA, J.

RIV year

2015

Released

29. 9. 2015

Publisher

Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej, Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy, Waszawa

Location

Warszawa, PL

ISBN

978-83-64979-09-5

Book

Eksploatacja budowli pietrzacych - diagnostyka i zapobieganie zagroženiom

Pages from

165

Pages to

172

Pages count

8

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT117304,
  author="Zakaraya {Alhasan} and Mario {Hala} and Tomáš {Julínek} and Jaromír {Říha}",
  title="Discussion on the critical hydraulic gradient for uniform homogeneous glass beads",
  booktitle="Eksploatacja budowli pietrzacych - diagnostyka i zapobieganie zagroženiom",
  year="2015",
  pages="165--172",
  publisher="Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej, Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy, Waszawa",
  address="Warszawa, PL",
  isbn="978-83-64979-09-5"
}