In Fig. 11, the total unit weight for the backfill was incorrectly used to convert the consolidation stress (kPa) to the depth (m) in the backfill. Because the consolidation stress is an effective stress, the buoyant unit weight should have been used. The corrected Fig. 11 is shown below.
Fig. 11. Ratio of total-to-hydraulic liquid fluxes through thick soil-bentonite vertical cutoff wall for inward and outward unit hydraulic gradient scenarios ( gradient, -osmotic gradient).
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
PhD Candidate, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA 19104; formerly, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372.
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