Seepage safety evaluation of high earth-rockfill dams considering spatial variability of hydraulic parameters via subset simulation

M Xu, R Pang, Y Zhou, B Xu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Seepage failure of high earth-rockfill dams have devastating consequences, and its safety
analysis is of great importance in the design phase. However, the highest safety standards …

Role of inherent anisotropy in infiltration mechanism of suffusion with irregular granular skeletons

H Xiong, Z Zhang, J Yang, Z Yin, X Chen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Suffusion, the process of particle migration and clogging within porous media, exerts a
remarkable impact on various natural and engineered systems. Properties of the coarse …

A coupled CFD‐DEM investigation of suffusion of gap graded soil: Coupling effect of confining pressure and fines content

Y Liu, L Wang, Y Hong, J Zhao… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Suffusion involves fine particles migration within the matrix of coarse fraction under seepage
flow, which usually occurs in the gap‐graded material of dams and levees. Key factors …

Coupled CFD–DEM investigation of erosion accompanied by clogging mechanism under different hydraulic gradients

L Mu, P Zhang, Z Shi, M Huang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil internal erosion refers to any process that the finer grains are eroded from the matrix of
coarser grains due to seepage. A coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete …

On the evaluation of internal stability of gap-graded soil: a status quo review

Z Xu, Y Ye - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Internal instability is a phenomenon of fine particle redistribution in granular materials under
the seepage action and consequent change in the soil's internal structure and hydraulic and …

Multiscale modeling of seepage-induced suffusion and slope failure using a coupled FEM–DEM approach

Z Hu, ZX Yang, N Guo, YD Zhang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Suffusion refers to the detachment and migration of fine particles through voids among
coarse particles and is one of the major causes of slope failure. This study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of clay particle reattachment on suffusion of sand-clay mixtures

J Won, Y Choe, Y Yang, H Choi - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The detached clay particles directly filtrated through the sand-clay mixture lead to suffusion;
however, if the detached clay particles are subjected to reattachment, the degree of …

[PDF][PDF] 形状效应下砂土管涌试验及水力条件分析

康捷, 任杰, 南胜豪, 郭恒乐, 张津津 - 水力发电学报, 2023 - slfdxb.cn
管涌是导致水利工程失稳破坏的主要原因之一. 目前对土体管涌的研究大多忽视颗粒的形状效应
, 且部分实际工程的渗透变形结果与理论判别准则不符. 为此, 采用自主设计的土体渗透试验装置 …

A novel vertical stress-controlled apparatus for studying suffusion along horizontal seepage through soils

R Chen, L Liu, Z Li, G Deng, Y Zhang, Y Zhang - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
In this study, a novel apparatus was developed for the study of horizontal suffusion behavior
of compacted soils under vertical stress. The apparatus consists of a permeameter chamber …

Characteristics and quantification of fine particle loss in internally unstable sandy gravels induced by seepage flow

Z Deng, G Wang, W Jin, N Tang, H Ren, X Chen - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
For internally unstable sandy gravels, fine sand particles might pass through the
constrictions of the coarse gravel particles and flow out of the soil with seepage flow. This …