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A Review of Test Methods for the Determination of the Permeability Coefficient of Gravelly Soils Used for Embankment Dams

by Zhenggang Zhan¹, Han Chen^2,3, Yanyi Zhang^2,3, Ruilin Cheng¹, Gang Deng^2,3,*

1 PowerChina Guiyang Engineering Co., Ltd., Guiyang, 550081, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China
3 Key Laboratory of Construction and Safety of Hydraulic Engineering of Ministry of Water Resources, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China

* Corresponding Author: Gang Deng. Email:

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(1), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.017536

Received 18 May 2021; Accepted 12 August 2021; Issue published 10 November 2021

Abstract

The factors influencing the permeability coefficient of gravelly soils used for the development of embankment dams (core wall) are analyzed. Such factors include (but are not limited to) soil size, anisotropy, density and boundary effects. A review of the literature is conducted and new directions of research are proposed. In such a framework, it is shown that gravelly soil with controlled density and vertical stress should be used to optimize the measurement of the vertical and horizontal permeability coefficients, respectively.

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