Finite element analysis of seepage flow under a sheet pile
A stud y on the phenomenon of seepage flow under a sheet pile using the finite element method is pr esented . It has been hypothesized that, the usage of sheet pile is an effective way of seepage controlling measure by which it will significantly reduce the rate of seepage flow ....
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| Format: | Project Report |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/6862/ http://ir.unimas.my/6862/1/Finite%20Element%20Analysis%20Of%20Seepage%20Flow%2024%20pgs.pdf |
| Summary: | A
stud
y
on the phenomenon of seepage flow under a sheet pile using the finite
element
method
is pr
esented
. It has been hypothesized that, the usage of sheet pile is
an effective way of seepage controlling measure by which it will significantly reduce
the rate of
seepage
flow
. A finite element model has been developed to analyze the
seepage flow under a
sheet pile. The
element used was a
four
-
node
quadrilateral
element. The flow domain was descretised into suitable elements and the flow
potential head at each node and velocity components at each element
were obtained.
The total discharges of seepage
flow
under a sheet pile were found.
The present study
tends to analyze the variation of results of seepage flow under a sheet pile for three
different length sheet piles with two different cases of soil conditions. A
FORTRAN
program was developed
to
analyze
th
e problem. |
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