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发表于 2012-1-17 03:47:42
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A hydraulic conductivity function should be specified for all materials in a
problem that will have an unsaturated zone. Even if the hydraulic conductivity
function is an estimate, the results will be more realistic than if the function is
entered as a flat horizontal line. In a unsaturated seepage analysis with negative
surface fluxes (such as evaporation) where negative pressures can become
extreme, the conductivity function should be defined over a pressure range that
exceeds several hundred thousand kPa (or equivalent) of negative pressure. If the
function is not defined over the full range, the lowest specified value will be used
for any increasingly negative pressures.
Adopting a perfectly flat hydraulic conductivity function (i.e., a constant
conductivity) for an unsaturated soil can lead to unrealistic results. The phreatic
surface may end up at an unrealistic position, and the proportion of flow through
the unsaturated zone may be too high. This occurs because with a horizontal
conductivity function, water can flow through the unsaturated zone with the same
ease as through the saturated zone. In other words, for a given constant head
differential, the volume of flow is the same in the unsaturated zone as in the
saturated zone when the hydraulic conductivities in the two zones are the same. In
general, water cannot flow through unsaturated soil with the same ease as through
saturated soil, because the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity is lower than that of
a saturated soil. |
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