Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications

This paper presents simulations of water seepage within and under the embankment dam of Lake Kowalskie reservoir. The aim of the study was to compare seepage calculation results obtained using analytical and numerical methods. In April 1985, after the first filling of the reservoir to normal storage...

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Main Authors: Jakub Nieć, Paweł Zawadzki, Zbigniew Walczak, Marcin Spychała
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Published: University of Agriculture in Krakow 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
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Online Access:http://www.formatiocircumiectus.actapol.net/pub/16_3_43.pdf
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Marcin Spychała
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description This paper presents simulations of water seepage within and under the embankment dam of Lake Kowalskie reservoir. The aim of the study was to compare seepage calculation results obtained using analytical and numerical methods. In April 1985, after the first filling of the reservoir to normal storage levels, water leaks was observed at the base of the escarpment, on the air side of the dam. In order to control seepage flow, drainage was performed and additional piezometers installed. To explain the causes of increased pressure in the aquifer under the dam in May 1985 a simplified calculation of filtration was performed. Now, on the basis of archived data from the Department of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering using 3D HYDRUS STANDARD software, the conditions of seepage under the dam have been recreated and re-calculated. Piezometric pressure was investigated in three variants of drainage, including drainage before and after modernization.
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spelling doaj-art-dfe188e6b07b430c820fc3ecd71052fa2025-08-20T02:57:53ZengUniversity of Agriculture in KrakowActa Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus1644-07652017-06-01163435610.15576/ASP.FC/2017.16.3.43Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applicationsJakub Nieć 0Paweł Zawadzki 1Zbigniew Walczak 2Marcin Spychała3Poznań University of Life SciencesPoznań University of Life SciencesPoznań University of Life SciencesPoznań University of Life SciencesThis paper presents simulations of water seepage within and under the embankment dam of Lake Kowalskie reservoir. The aim of the study was to compare seepage calculation results obtained using analytical and numerical methods. In April 1985, after the first filling of the reservoir to normal storage levels, water leaks was observed at the base of the escarpment, on the air side of the dam. In order to control seepage flow, drainage was performed and additional piezometers installed. To explain the causes of increased pressure in the aquifer under the dam in May 1985 a simplified calculation of filtration was performed. Now, on the basis of archived data from the Department of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering using 3D HYDRUS STANDARD software, the conditions of seepage under the dam have been recreated and re-calculated. Piezometric pressure was investigated in three variants of drainage, including drainage before and after modernization.http://www.formatiocircumiectus.actapol.net/pub/16_3_43.pdfHydrus 3D Standardembankment dampiezometric headseepage velocity
spellingShingle Jakub Nieć
Paweł Zawadzki
Zbigniew Walczak
Marcin Spychała
Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
Hydrus 3D Standard
embankment dam
piezometric head
seepage velocity
title Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
title_full Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
title_fullStr Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
title_full_unstemmed Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
title_short Calculating earth dam seepage using HYDRUS software applications
title_sort calculating earth dam seepage using hydrus software applications
topic Hydrus 3D Standard
embankment dam
piezometric head
seepage velocity
url http://www.formatiocircumiectus.actapol.net/pub/16_3_43.pdf
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