Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils

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  • M. F. Ahlinhan
  • M. Achmus

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksScour and Erosion
Seiten599-608
Seitenumfang10
Auflage210 GSP
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 26 Apr. 2012
Veranstaltung5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion - San Francisco, CA, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 7 Nov. 201010 Nov. 2010

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NameGeotechnical Special Publication
Nummer210 GSP
ISSN (Print)0895-0563

Abstract

The presence of unstable soils, i.e. soils in which suffusion can arise, is a potential risk to structures under which seepage occurs. It is therefore necessary to clearly identify unstable soils and to estimate hydraulic gradients at which erosion may start. An experimental study was carried out to quantify critical hydraulic gradients of unstable soils with respect to vertical upward and horizontal flow. It was found that critical gradients for unstable soils lie in the range of 0.2 both for vertical and horizontal flow, with a small dependence on the relative density. For nearly stable soils a strong effect of the relative density on the critical hydraulic gradients was found. Also, the "more stable" a soil is, the greater the difference of critical gradients for vertical and horizontal flow. The obtained results are compared to the results of other researchers.

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Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils. / Ahlinhan, M. F.; Achmus, M.
Scour and Erosion. 210 GSP. Aufl. 2012. S. 599-608 (Geotechnical Special Publication; Nr. 210 GSP).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Ahlinhan, MF & Achmus, M 2012, Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils. in Scour and Erosion. 210 GSP Aufl., Geotechnical Special Publication, Nr. 210 GSP, S. 599-608, 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, San Francisco, CA, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 7 Nov. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1061/41147(392)58
Ahlinhan, M. F., & Achmus, M. (2012). Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils. In Scour and Erosion (210 GSP Aufl., S. 599-608). (Geotechnical Special Publication; Nr. 210 GSP). https://doi.org/10.1061/41147(392)58
Ahlinhan MF, Achmus M. Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils. in Scour and Erosion. 210 GSP Aufl. 2012. S. 599-608. (Geotechnical Special Publication; 210 GSP). doi: 10.1061/41147(392)58
Ahlinhan, M. F. ; Achmus, M. / Experimental investigation of critical hydraulic gradients for unstable soils. Scour and Erosion. 210 GSP. Aufl. 2012. S. 599-608 (Geotechnical Special Publication; 210 GSP).
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