A model for gas and water flow through the core of earth dams

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-102

  LeBihan, Jean Pierre ^a   Leroueil, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dam; Diffusion of gas; Dissolution of gas; Hydraulic conductivity; Pore pressure; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF WATER; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

TRANSPORT OF GASES;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

EARTH DAM; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

DIFFUSION; EARTH DAM; GAS FLOW; PORE PRESSURE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0036009660     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t01-081     Document Type: Article

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