The seepage phenomenon (uplift pressure -flow rate -exit gradient of hydraulic structures) is one of the main causes of failure or collapse of hydraulic structures, so it has been reduced using sheet piles under floor of hydraulic structures.In this study, effect of mutual interference piles were studied on seepage phenomenon by using finite elements program ANSYS. The results were verified with the practical results L-SAYED which given a good correlation.It was found that the use of the pile in the upstream reduced the uplift pressures by 8.36%, and the pile in the downstream increased it by 11.66%, the flow rate reduced by 66.8% and exit gradient of the hydraulic structures reduced by 28.28%.
Sedimentation in dam reservoirs can cause problems that lead to loss of storage capacity and decrease in the flood control volume. Hydrosuction sediment removal is one of the methods used to remove sediments from within a reservoir using the suction energy provided by the effective head. In this study, a new tool has been developed by attaching the reservoir to a suction pipe intake point and using a simple fan blade mechanism for the hydrosuction sediment removal system. This mechanism is used to create a vortex flow to suspend the settled particles. This paper investigated the effects of the fan blade angles, effective head, and inlet height from the surface of layer particles on the performance and efficiency of fan blades hydrosuction sediment removal (FBHSSR) and hydrosuction sediment removal (HSSR) systems based on the geometric scour hole parameters. Results from the experimental tests indicated the effectiveness of the FBHSSR system, with the fan blade angles of 30°, 45°, and 60° leading to approximately 800%, 200%, and 117%, respectively, removed particles greater than those of the HSSR system. Furthermore, the maximum depth and diameter of the scour hole were increased by 206%, 200%, and 137% and 135, 112%, and 117%, respectively, for each angle. The effective head or experiment time also enhanced system performance by increasing the suction discharge, but no change was observed in terms of efficiency. The critical inlet heights for the FBHSSR and HSSR systems are 1 time and 2.54 times, respectively, more than the diameter of the suction pipe. Thus, it can be concluded that using fan blades in HSSR systems is a good approach to improve the properties of the scour hole.
Liquefaction is generally defined as the loss of contact between soil particles during shaking (earthquakes), and it usually occurs in saturated loose sandy soils where the timescale is insufficient for the water to drain from the pores, thus increasing the excess pore pressure, and thereby floating the sand particles. For regular structures with shallow foundations, liquefaction normally leads to loss of soil strength, which leads to settlement of foundations. On the other hand, bridges are usually supported with piles foundation, which introduces additional effects during liquefaction. Therefore, this paper examines the possible effects of liquefaction on the structural performance of bridges during earthquakes. Furthermore, the failure of Showa Bridge during the 1964 Nagata earthquake was also discussed and analyzed as an example of the catastrophic effects of liquefaction. The analysis shows that the most influential effect during liquefaction is the increase in the unsupported length of piles, which leads to several adverse effects such as increasing the lateral displacement, reduce the buckling capacity, increase the bending moment, and reduce the shaft capacity of the pile. Finally, recommendations regarding the design of pile supported bridges in seismic areas with liquefiable soils have also been suggested.
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