Centrifuge modeling of levees with geocomposite chimney drain subjected to flooding

Author:

Viswanadham B. V. S.1,Kumar P.2,Saran R. K.3

Affiliation:

1. Institute Chair Professor and Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India,(corresponding author)

2. Formerly Research Scholar and Institute Post Doc, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India,

3. Formerly Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India,

Abstract

The objective of present study is to evaluate the performance of a levee subjected to flooding and seepage through centrifuge model tests. For this, six model tests were conducted on a 240 mm high levee model at 30g in a 4.5 m radius large beam centrifuge. A custom-developed simulator is employed to induce identical flood rates on the upstream side of models. Further, using (a) geocomposite (GC) and (b) sand-sandwiched geocomposite (SSGC) as internal chimney drain, the suitability of GC material for dissipation of pore-water pressure (PWP) is also studied. The results of the centrifuge tests are discussed in terms of the development of upstream flood function, PWP within the levee body, and the surface settlements at the levee's crest. Further, the influence of an internal chimney drain, the material used for its construction, and its type and composition on the seepage response of the levee are discussed. It is observed that a GC-based chimney drain with sand cushioning on both sides in the horizontal portion of the chimney drain performs well. Further, digital image analysis of SEM micrographs of exhumed GC after centrifuge tests and the analyzed PWP data during sustained flooding-induced seepage is found to corroborate well.

Publisher

Emerald

Reference37 articles.

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