Critical Hydraulic Gradient of Internal Erosion at the Soil–Structure Interface

Internal erosion at soil–structure interfaces is a dangerous failure pattern in earth-fill water-retaining structures. However, existing studies concentrate on the investigations of internal erosion by assuming homogeneous materials, while ignoring the vulnerable soil–structure-i...

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Main Authors: Quanyi Xie, Jian Liu, Bo Han, Hongtao Li, Yuying Li, Xuanzheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/6/7/92