supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51009053);the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(Grant No.3014-SYS1401);the Program for Excellent Innovative Talents of Hohai University
Prolonged immersion in floodwater is one of the main causes of embankment failure or dam breaks, although failure mechanisms have not been extensively studied. In this study, an embankment model was constructed to inv...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51079039,51009053 and 50779012)
In embankments and earth dams, the granular filter used to protect the base soil from being eroded by the fluid flow is a major safety device. In this paper, the migration mechanism of the base soil through this type ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50779012,51009053 and 51079039)
The effect of temperature on the rock fracture permeability is a very important factor in the prediction of the permeability of enhanced geothermal systems and in reservoir engineering. In this study, the flow-through...
Projects(51009053,51079039)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China;Project(20100094120004)supported by the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China
The joint of clay core-wall and concrete cut-off wall is one of the weakest parts in high earth and rockftll dams.A kind of highly plastic clay is always fixed on the joint to fit the large shear deformation between c...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(GrantNos.51079039,51009053)
A stochastic simulation of fluid flow in porous media using a complex variable expression method (SFCM) is presented in this paper. Hydraulic conductivity is considered as a random variable and is then expressed in ...