The clarification on the collapse mechanism of a caisson breakwater has been an urgent task in order to reduce damages caused by next millennium tsunamis. In this study, piping destruction of a mound induced by seepage flow is taken into consideration solely. A stabilized ISPH method proposed by Asai (2012) is adopted with some modification associated with the extended Darcy law (Akbari 2013, 2...

Three-dimensional hydrostratigraphic models created using multiple-point geostatistics promise to help quantify the role of preferential flow paths in a h eterogeneous glacially-deposited aquitard. The preferential flow paths allow for faster transport of fluids and solutes than in the surrounding matrix. Transport in preferential flow paths is governed by the hydraulic properties within the fl...

In this study a modified entropy-based measure is presented for evaluating the serviceability level of water distribution networks in which the hydraulic uncertainties (flow rates in pipes) as well as the uncertainties due to mechanical parameters (failure probabilities of links) are considered simultaneously. In the proposed entropy calculation method, the connectivity order of the network dem...

Filter is one of the main components of embankment dams. By a simple but effective performance, filter protects the dam against erosion and soil scouring in impervious core caused by leakage (piping) and makes it safe. Interaction between filter and erodible base soil is a complex phenomenon which is dependent upon several factors, and has challenged researchers for better understanding the fil...

This paper describes the development of linear parameter varying (LPV) models and an LPV-H∞ controller for one degree of freedom (DoF) electro-hydraulic systems. A virtual set-up consists of a hydraulic actuator driven by a servovalve and supplied from a constant-pressure power unit. The LPV models are derived based on two techniques: black-box modeling and the analytical description of the sys...

An analytical solution for three-dimensional (3D) flow in the storative semiconfining layers of a leaky aquifer fully penetrated by a production well is developed in this article to provide a method from which accurate hydraulic parameters in the semiconfining layers can be derived from aquifer test data. The analysis of synthetic aquifer test data with the 3D analytical solution in the semicon...

Solid low-level radioactive wastes at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are disposed in trenches. In order to determine the permissible radioactive inventory limits for such disposal facilities, it is required to assess the behavior of radioactive waste material over long periods of time. The sensitivity of flow and I-129 (and similar radionuclides) transport in groundwater in the vadose zone to th...

where subscripts 1 and 2 refer to the upstream and downstream flow conditions, respectively; F Froude number; F=V / gd; d and V flow depth and velocity, respectively; and g=gravity acceleration. The hydraulic jump is typically classified in terms of its inflow Froude number F1=V1 / gd1, which must be greater than unity Bélanger 1828; Henderson 1966 . For F1 slightly above unity, the hydraulic j...