Generally seepage analysis and stress–strain analysis are conducted separately in the analysis of dams with varied water levels, which neglects the impact of soil deformation on seepage. The impact, however, is significant when the water level varies greatly. In this study, a simplified approach for consolidation analysis of unsaturated soil is used to conduct numerical simulations of water-fil...

Keywords: Groundwater seepage Pedotransfer function ROSETTA Seepage erosion Uncertainty analysis s u m m a r y Research has suggested that streambank seepage can be an important mechanism of bank instability; however, limited information is available on the level of soil characterization necessary to accurately predict seepage gradient forces and erosion. The objective of this research was to q...

Seepage into drifts in unsaturated tuff is an important issue for the long-term performance of the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Drifts in which waste packages will be emplaced are subject to degradation in the form of rockfall from the drift ceiling, induced by stress-relief, seismic, or thermal effects. The objective of this study is to calculate seepage rates, ...

It is important to determine the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) for analyzing slope seepage and stability under the conditions of rainfall. However, SWCCs exhibit high uncertainty because of complex influencing factors, which has not been previously considered in slope seepage and stability analysis under conditions of rainfall. This study aimed to evaluate the uncertainty of the SWCC a...

The quadratic and power laws are two typical formulations that can be used to extend the Darcy law to non-Darcy flows through porous media. Both laws are reformulated in the dimensionless form in this study. They are then evaluated by fitting to experimental data with specified variations in seepage velocity, which were specifically collected for a simplified ordered porous model. The results s...

Abstract: The seepage control system of a high Concrete Face Rock-Fill Dam (CFRD) may have anti-seepage deficiencies during both construction and operation. In order to solve these, the three-dimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) model was built based on dam body filling, anti-seepage system, defect location and bedrock distribution. The seepage field simulation and computation were carried o...

Water flooding microscopic seepage experiment is an effective method to study the microvadose mechanisms as well as the distributions of remaining oil. Throughout the experiment the quantitative description of the porous medium fluid flow parameters such as porosity, oil saturation and so forth is crucial. A quantitative analysis method is proposed via image processing, including image preproce...