water flow
Two-dimensional
water flow
3-D water flow
Air flow
Diffusion
Permeability systems
apply to saturated and
unsaturated soil systems
Simplest case:
Homogeneous, Isotropic
Log k
kx (sat)
ky(sat)
Anisotropic
Conditions
Log suction
Some variations in
Coefficient of Permeability
Systems
1.
Equilibrium or hydrostatic
2.
Evaporation
3.
Infiltration
d vwy / dy = 0
Net Flow
Divergence of velocity
d ( kw dh / dy )
dy
=0
kw d2h + dkw dh
=0
2
dy
dy dy
Change in permeability
SaturatedUnsaturated
Flow
Log
Permeability
Log
Suction
Unsaturated Soil
Divergence
of velocity
Boundary Conditions
Galerkin
principle of
Weighted
Residuals
[B] =
Solve for velocities after
heads are calculated
Selected permeability
functions
Shell of Dam
Core of Dam
Without infiltration
h = uw/(unit weight) + Y
h = Y since uw = 0
on seepage face
H cos
Derivation of the partial differential equation for threedimensional flow through unsaturated soils