Micro-scale modelling of granular filters

Granular filters are considered to be among the most safety critical elements of embankment dams. The behaviour of such filters is poorly understood, which is reflected in the empirically derived rules used for filter design, which have been shown to be conservative and to contradict each other in s...

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Main Author: Shire, Thomas
Other Authors: O'Sullivan, Catherine
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602299