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Constriction-Based Retention Criterion for Granular Filter Design

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posted on 2024-11-15, 05:23 authored by Buddhima Indraratna, A K Raut, Mohammad Hadi Khabbaz
The filter design criteria in practice are currently based on laboratory tests that were carried out on uniform base soil and filter materials. These criteria mostly involve specific particle size ratios, where the system of base soil and filter is represented by some characteristic particle sizes. Consequently, these criteria have limitations when applied to nonuniform materials. In filters, it is the constriction size rather than the particle size that affects filtration. In this paper, a mathematical procedure to determine the controlling constriction size is introduced, and subsequently, a constriction-based retention criterion for granular filters is presented. The model also incorporates the effect of nonuniformity of base soil in terms of its particle size distribution, considering the surface area of the particles. The proposed retention criterion is verified based on experimental data taken from past studies plus large-scale filtration tests carried out by the authors. The model successfully and distinctly demarcates the boundary between effective and ineffective filters in the case of cohensionless base soils.

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This article was originally published as: Indraratna, B, Raut, AK & Khabbaz, H, Constriction-Based Retention Criterion for Granular Filter Design, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2007, 133(3), 266-276. Copyright American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2007. The journal homepage is available here.

Journal title

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volume

March

Pagination

266-276

Language

English

RIS ID

18700

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