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- Title
In situ determination of hydraulic conductivity in Yangtze Delta deposits using a modified piezocone model.
- Authors
Zhang, Mingfei; Tong, Liyuan; Che, Hongbo; Pan, Huangsong; Yang, Yijun
- Abstract
In order to more precisely determine the in situ hydraulic conductivity of soils as an essential parameter in geotechnical engineering, this article presents a new method based on piezocone tests. In light of results obtained from a series of classical numerical simulations of piezocone dissipation tests and in situ tests, the modified direction and value assumptions of excess pore water pressure distribution are fundamental: (1) the flow surface of pore water is assumed to be cylindrical in shape at larger scales, and (2) the initial state of induced excess pore pressure is assumed to satisfy a negative exponential distribution in dissipating. After detailing the existing approaches, a comparison of data in the Yangtze Delta region between them and the proposed method based on graphical and statistical analysis has been accomplished; the comparison revealed the accuracy and validity of the proposed method, with five indices utilized, including a new relative error index. The reasonable assumptions, logical derivation and mathematical analysis together indicate the academic value and application potential of the proposed method.
- Subjects
YANGTZE River Delta (China); HYDRAULIC conductivity; EXPONENTIAL functions
- Publication
Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment, 2018, Vol 77, Issue 1, p153
- ISSN
1435-9529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10064-016-0968-1