Abstract
A numerical model for simulating fluid flow through deformable porous media using smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method is developed and presented in this paper. Mass and momentum conservation principles that govern the fluid flow are implemented into the SPH framework. In the developed model, saturated porous media is treated as a two-phase material consisting of interpenetrating solid and fluid phases, each of which is treated as a continuum. The motion of each phase is governed by Newton's second law and the motions are coupled through fluid pressure gradient and viscous drag force that is evaluated based on empirical equations. The computed relationship between the hydraulic gradient and discharge velocity is compared with published numerical and experimental results of hydraulic conductivity tests and excellent agreement is observed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Geo-Frontiers 2011 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Advances in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the Geo-Frontiers 2011 Conference |
| Pages | 4195-4203 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Edition | 211 GSP |
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| State | Published - May 27 2011 |
| Event | Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering - Dallas, TX, United States Duration: Mar 13 2011 → Mar 16 2011 |
Other
| Other | Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Dallas, TX |
| Period | 3/13/11 → 3/16/11 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Architecture
- Building and Construction
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology