Validity analysis of flow field method in detecting seepage vector distribution of earth-rock dam

Authors

DAI Qianwei, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metal and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
CUI Yongsheng, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaFollow
HAN Xingjin, Wuling Power Co. Ltd., Changsha 410004, China
LEI Yi, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
LI Jiepeng, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
ZHU Zelong, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Abstract

Based on the similarity between the electric potential differential control equations of the current field and velocity potential differential control equations of the seepage field, the flow field method(FFM) can not only determine the seepage by measuring the distribution of current field, but also can efficiently figure out the leakage location of the dam. For further discovering the vector distribution and direction of seepage more accurately, the horizontal and vertical potential difference between the upstream and the downstream can be measured to simulate the vector distribution of seepage. In this paper, we illustrate the principle of vector flow field method(VFFM) to simulate the vector distribution of seepage from the aspects of current density, potential differential and absolute value of potential differential. The verification experiment is carried out in a case study of earth-rock dam seepage detection. The results demonstrate that the VFFM can effectively discover the seepage grade and leakage direction. Combined with the results of FFM and VFFM, the proposed method can provide a new solution for detecting the leakage location, seepage grade and leakage direction of earth-rock dam.

Keywords

flow field method, vector flow field method, earth-rock dam, vector distribution, leakage direction

DOI

10.3969/j.issn.1001-1986.2021.01.030

Recommended Citation

DAI Qianwei, CUI Yongsheng, HAN Xingjin, et al. (2021) "Validity analysis of flow field method in detecting seepage vector distribution of earth-rock dam," Coal Geology & Exploration: Vol. 49: Iss. 1, Article 31.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1986.2021.01.030
Available at: https://cge.researchcommons.org/journal/vol49/iss1/31

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