The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam
The current research deals with the effects of the inclination angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, and 150°) of a sheet pile, the number of sheet piles (1–6), and the distance between two vertical sheet piles (2–10 m). The SEEP/W finite element method (FEM) was used to calculate the seepag...
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| description | The current research deals with the effects of the inclination angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, and 150°) of a sheet pile, the number of sheet piles (1–6), and the distance between two vertical sheet piles (2–10 m). The SEEP/W finite element method (FEM) was used to calculate the seepage rate, seepage velocity, and pore water pressure. The outcomes revealed that the maximum decrease in seepage discharge is 34.8 % for a sheet pile with an inclination angle of 105°. By increasing the spacing between two vertical sheet piles, seepage discharge decreases so that the maximum reduction in the seepage discharge was 45.9 % for two vertical sheet piles with a distance of X=10 m. An increase in sheet pile numbers causes a decrease in seepage flow rate so that the maximum reduction in seepage was 50 % when six sheet piles (N=6) were deployed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b51fae6163c45c183534979a79acdde2024-12-18T08:48:14ZengElsevierAin Shams Engineering Journal2090-44792024-12-011512103056The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill damMohammadreza Haghdoost0Seyed Mohsen Sajjadi1Javad Ahadiyan2Reza Norouzi3John Abraham4Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Water Structures, Faculty of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran; Corresponding author at: Department of Water Structures, Faculty of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.Department of Water Structures, Faculty of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, IranSchool of Engineering, University of St. Thomas, St Paul, MN, USAThe current research deals with the effects of the inclination angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, and 150°) of a sheet pile, the number of sheet piles (1–6), and the distance between two vertical sheet piles (2–10 m). The SEEP/W finite element method (FEM) was used to calculate the seepage rate, seepage velocity, and pore water pressure. The outcomes revealed that the maximum decrease in seepage discharge is 34.8 % for a sheet pile with an inclination angle of 105°. By increasing the spacing between two vertical sheet piles, seepage discharge decreases so that the maximum reduction in the seepage discharge was 45.9 % for two vertical sheet piles with a distance of X=10 m. An increase in sheet pile numbers causes a decrease in seepage flow rate so that the maximum reduction in seepage was 50 % when six sheet piles (N=6) were deployed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447924004313SeepageVelocitySheet pileEarthfill damSEEP/W |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadreza Haghdoost Seyed Mohsen Sajjadi Javad Ahadiyan Reza Norouzi John Abraham The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam Ain Shams Engineering Journal Seepage Velocity Sheet pile Earthfill dam SEEP/W |
| title | The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| title_full | The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| title_fullStr | The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| title_short | The effect of sheet piles’ inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| title_sort | effect of sheet piles inclination angle number and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam |
| topic | Seepage Velocity Sheet pile Earthfill dam SEEP/W |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447924004313 |
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