Abstract
Steady, 2D Darcian seepage from a zero-depth reservoir into a homogeneous porous bank is studied analytically. Using the Green-Ampt assumption for hydraulic conductivity as a function of pressure and the Vedernikov model for the tension-saturated zone, a free boundary problem with the capillary fringe spread along the bank surface is solved. Accurate direct calculations are made for the extent of the capillary rise along a vertical and horizontal bank. Unsaturated flow from a vertical phreatic surface into a bank with either an impermeable or isobaric vertical soil slope is analyzed in terms of the Philip model. Explicit expressions for the Darcian velocity components, stream function, and/or Kirchhoff potential are presented. The flow topology and characteristics are shown to depend strongly on the boundary condition at the soil surface.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-409 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Free surfaces
- Porous media
- Reservoirs
- Seepage
- Soil suction
- Unsaturated flow
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Water Science and Technology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)