Flow Net Modeling on Uniform Silty Sand in Alluvia Coastal Area of Buguma

Authors

  • Ngozi Uzor Udeh Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
  • Solomon Ndubuisi Eluozo Subaka Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Alluvia, Flow Net, Modeling, Silty sand.

Abstract

This paper monitored a structured silty soil based on the geological setting of the area. The depositions develop other formation characteristics that have been established under the influences of the geological conditions in the study location. The behaviour of flow net condition are determined by such characteristics and the study has express the behaviour of flow net in terms of effect from alluvia deposition. The predominant parameter in the flow net is the permeability of the soil, which plays major role on the direction of flow. The combination of flow lines and equipotential lines develop the flow net. From the simulation, it was observed that linearization of the flow net was predominant and these may be based on the alluvia influence based on the geological setting. Thorough expression of the flow net was expressed through development of mathematical modeling method and a model was generated to monitor the deposition of fluid flow direction in the formation. The developed model was simulated and it produced theoretical values which were compared with other measured values. Both parameters developed a favuorable fits validating the model on flow net for alluvia deposited silty formation.

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2017-04-14

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Udeh, N. U., & Eluozo, S. N. (2017). Flow Net Modeling on Uniform Silty Sand in Alluvia Coastal Area of Buguma. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 30(1), 150–160. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2801

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2017)

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