Finite-Depth Seepage below Flat Aprons with Equal End Cutoffs
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 12
Abstract
Closed-form theoretical solutions for steady seepage below a horizontal impervious apron with equal end cutoffs are obtained using Schwarz-Christoffel transformation. The resulting implicit equations involving elliptic integrals are used to obtain various seepage characteristics in nondimensional floor-profile ratios. These ratios are further expressed in the form of design charts and as algebraic equations. The results have been validated by comparing the solutions with the available exact solutions for infinite-depth cases.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 137 • Issue 12 • December 2011
Pages: 1659 - 1667
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 31, 2010
Accepted: May 18, 2011
Published online: May 20, 2011
Published in print: Dec 1, 2011
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