Finite-Depth Seepage below Flat Aprons with Equal End Cutoffs

    Authors

    A. K. Jain;L. N. Reddi

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Hydraul. Eng.-ASCE

    Keywords

    Conformal mapping; Flat apron; Cutoff; Seepage; Uplift pressure; Exit; gradient; Engineering, Civil; Engineering, Mechanical; Water Resources

    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. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000459. (C) 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering-Asce

    Volume

    137

    Issue/Number

    12

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1659

    Last Page

    1667

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000299134800011

    ISSN

    0733-9429

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