TY - JOUR
T1 - A transient backward erosion piping model based on laminar flow transport equations
AU - Wewer, Manuel
AU - Aguilar-López, Juan Pablo
AU - Kok, Matthijs
AU - Bogaard, Thom
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Backward erosion piping is an internal erosion process, which compromises the stability of water retaining structures such as dams and levees. In this paper, we propose a numerical solution that combines a 2D Darcy groundwater solution with Exner's 1D sediment transport mass conservation equation. As an estimate of sediment transport, we tested four different empirical transport equations for laminar flow. The model performance was evaluated based on the results of the real-scale IJkdijk experiment. Through this, we were able to demonstrate the applicability of existing sediment transport equations to the description of particle motion during piping erosion. The proposed transient piping model not only predicts the pipe progression in time, it also allows for an identification of pore pressure transitions due to the erosion process. A major conclusion of the study is that from the four different modeling approaches for laminar flow, it is recommended to follow the approach of Yalin et al. regarding the simulation of backward erosion piping for dike configurations similar to those of the IJkdijk experiment.
AB - Backward erosion piping is an internal erosion process, which compromises the stability of water retaining structures such as dams and levees. In this paper, we propose a numerical solution that combines a 2D Darcy groundwater solution with Exner's 1D sediment transport mass conservation equation. As an estimate of sediment transport, we tested four different empirical transport equations for laminar flow. The model performance was evaluated based on the results of the real-scale IJkdijk experiment. Through this, we were able to demonstrate the applicability of existing sediment transport equations to the description of particle motion during piping erosion. The proposed transient piping model not only predicts the pipe progression in time, it also allows for an identification of pore pressure transitions due to the erosion process. A major conclusion of the study is that from the four different modeling approaches for laminar flow, it is recommended to follow the approach of Yalin et al. regarding the simulation of backward erosion piping for dike configurations similar to those of the IJkdijk experiment.
KW - Backward erosion piping (BEP)
KW - Exner's equation
KW - Finite elements
KW - Transient flow
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100110037&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103992
DO - 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103992
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100110037
SN - 0266-352X
VL - 132
JO - Computers and Geotechnics
JF - Computers and Geotechnics
M1 - 103992
ER -