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Thi useful in comparing the hydraulic conductivities of similar soils with different void ratios. 5. Pore size: The greater the pore size, the higher the hydraulic conduct 6. Homogeneity, layering, and fissuring: Water tends to seep quickly through loose layers, through fissures, and along the interface of layered soils. Catastrophic failures can occur from such seepage. 7. Entrapped gases: Entrapped gases tend to reduce the hydraulic conductivity. Itis often very difficult to get gas-free soils. Even soils that are under groundwater level and are assumed to be saturated may still have some entrapped gases. = Darcy's law is valid only for laminar flow (Reynold’s number less than rat ty. 2000)- For a homogeneous soil, the hydraulic conductivity depends predominantly on void ratio. You should recall that the void ratio is dependent on the soil fabric or structural arrangement of the soil grains. A number of empirical relationships have been proposed linking k to void ratio and grain size for coarse~ grained soils. Hazen (1930) conducted permeability tests on sands with Do ranging from 0.1 mm (0.004 in) to 3 mm (0.012 in) and Cu < 5 (Cu is the uniformity coefficient; Cu = Dgy/D o) and proposed that k= CDiyemsee (120) where C is a constant varying between 0.4 and 1.2 if the unit of measurement of Dio is mm. Typically, c= ‘The void ratio is generally not the same in each direction, so kis not the same in each direction, The hydraulic conductivity for horizontal flow parallel to soil layers is generally greater than the hydraulic ty for vertical flow normal to the soil layers. For layered soils, an equivalent hydraulic given as Ik, (21y niea)Kztoa) Vv is used, where Kyjeq) and Kz (eq) are the equivalent hydraulic Conductivities for horizontal flow parallel to the soil layers and vertical flow normal to the soil layers, respectively. Two types of tests are used to determine the hydraulic conductivity. One, the constant head test (ASTM D2434), is used for coarse-grained soils. The other, the falling head test, is used for fine-grained soils, The key points are: 1. The flow of water through soils is governed by Darcy’s law, which states that the average flow velocity is proportional to the hydraulic gradient. 2. The proportionality coefficient in Darcy’s law is called the hydraulic conductivity, k. 3. The value ofk is influenced by (among other factors) the void ratio, particle ize distribution, and the wholeness of the soil mass, 4. Homogeneous clays are practically impervious, while sands and gravels are pervious.EXAMPLE 1.4 Estimating the Hydraulic Conductivity of a Soil ‘The hydraulic conductivity ofa sand with Dio = 0.5mm (0,02in) near a projectis2.0 x 10" cmvs(0.8 x 10-Sinis). At the project site, similar sol exists but Dio = 1.5mm (0.06in). You, the geotechnical engineer, nced to make aquick estimate of the hydraulic conductivity. What is your estimate? Strategy Since the Dio is within the range of the tests conducted by Hazen, we can use his empirical relationship to obtain a quick estimate. SI units will be used in the solution of this problem. Solution 1.4 car projet Yo )acar project gt site = 2x 10 x 9 = 18 x 10emis, 1.9 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS we Access an interactive computer program to draw flow nets using a finite difference solution of Laplace's equation at http://www.wiley.com/college/budhu. Click Foundations and Earth Structures, | Chapter 1, 2Dflow.xls. Importance Many catastrophic failures in geotechnical engineering can be traced to the instability of soil masses due to groundwater flow. Lives are lost, infrastructures are damaged or destroyed, and ‘major economic losses are incurred. In this section, we briefly review two-dimensional flow of water through soils. The information presented will be particularly useful in designing earth-retaining structures (Chapter 10). ‘The two-dimensional flow of water through soils is described by Laplace’s equation as fH, oH 0 (1.22) where H is the total hydraulic head, and k, and k. are the hydraulic conductivities in the x (lateral) and z (vertical) directions. Laplace’s equation expresses the condition that the change of hydraulic gradient in one direction is balanced by changes in the other directions. The assumptions in Laplace’s equation are: + Darey’s law is valid. * The soil is homogeneous and saturated, * The soil and water are incompressible. + No volume change occurs. If the soil were an isotropic material, then-k, =k, and Laplace’s equation would become (1.23)‘The solution of Laplace’s equation for the spatial (x, z) variation of the hydraulic head is found using a graphical technique called flow net sketching, or with numerical methods such as finite difference, finite Element, and boundary element, or by using physical models to attempt to replicate the flow through the eal structure. The solution is found by transformation of the head into two functions. One is the velocity potential ({), which describes the variation of total head in a soil mass as = kH where k is a generic hydraulic conductivity. The other isa stream function, ¥ (x, 2). The application of the velocity potential and potential functions leads to the following condition: 1. The velocity of flow (v) is normal to lines of constant total head (also called constant piezomerric head or equipotential lines) as illustrated in Fig. 1.4, The direction of v is in the direction of decreasing total head. The head difference between two equipotential lines is called a potential drop or head loss. 2. If lines are drawn that are tangents to the velocity of flow at every point in the flow field in the xz plane, we will get a series of lines that are normal to the equipotential lines. These tangential lines are called streamlines or flow lines (Fig. 1.4). A flow line represents the flow path that a particle of water is expected to take in steady-state flow, 3, Since flow lines are normal to equipotential lines, there can be no flow across flow lines. The rate of flow between any two flow lines is constant. The area between two flow lines is called a flow channel (Fig. 1.4). Therefore, the rate of flow is constant in a flow channel. There are several computer programs available to find solutions for Laplace's equation. Geo- technical engineers often used them in conjunction with hand-drawn flow nets. The procedure to sketch flow nets for isotropic soils is as follows: 1. Draw the structure and soil mass to a suitable scale. 2, Identify impermeable and permeable boundaries. The soi impermeable boundary interfaces are I-permeable boundary interfaces flow lines because water can flow along these interfaces. The s are equipotential lines because the total head is constant along these interfaces. 3. Sketch a series of flow lines (4 or 5) and then sketch an appropriate number of equipotential lines such that the area between pair of low lines and a pair of equipotential lines (cell) is approximately s cremea <> Sieamieo: ow ine 1 ee cee i he ah stan tal head or ns dan ‘Stubpetaral ino ono of FIGURELA ustration of ‘Snstant plezometc hese two-dimensional ow termsFIGURELS Flow net fora sheetpile retaining wall, a curvilinear square. You would have to adjust the flow lines and equipotential lines to make curvilinear squares. You should check that the average width (b) and the average length (1) ofa cell are approximately equal. You should also sketch the entire flow net before making adjustments. The flow net in confined areas between parallel boundaries usually consists of flow lines and equipotential lines that are elliptical in shape and symmetrical (Fig. 1.5). Try to avoid making sharp transitions between straight and curved sections of flow and equipotential lines. Transitions should be gradual and smooth. For some problems, portions of the flow net are enlarged and are not curvilinear squares, and do not satisfy Laplace’s equation. For example, the portion of the flow net below the bottom of the sheet pile retaining wall in Fig. 1.5 does not consist of curvilinear squares. For an accurate flow net, you should check these portions to ensure that repeated bisection results in a point. In the case of anisotropic soils, the same procedure as for isotropic soil is followed except that you must draw the structure and flow domain by multiplying the horizontal distances by /k-/ky. The key parameters calculated from a flow net are as follows Flow Rate (1.28) Na where the total head loss across the flow domain is AH (i.e., the difference in upstream and downstream water level elevation), Ny is the number of equipotential drops (i., the number of equipotential lines minus one), and Ny, is the number of flow channels (ie., the number of flow lines minus one). In Fig. 15, AH =8 m, Na = 18, and Ny=9. The ratio Ny/N, is called the shape factor. Both Ny and Ny can be fractional. In the case of anisotropic soils, the flow is, Np q- any 25 = AW Vike (125) Hydraulic Gradient aH _ ak aH (1.26) NLL Na