Improved Boussinesq Equation–Based Model for Transient Flow in a Drainage Layer of Highway: Capillary Correction
Improved Boussinesq Equation–Based Model for Transient Flow in a Drainage Layer of Highway: Capillary Correction
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10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000642
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2013-05
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H. Dan;P. Xin;Ling Li;Liangchao Li
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H. Dan;P. Xin;Ling Li;Liangchao Li
AbstractCurrently, time to drain and depth of flow are the two basic concepts for designing the drainage layer of highway, both of which are based on the saturated flow and cannot reasonably evaluate the drainage efficiency of drainage layer. A recent study demonstrated that capillary effects could become significant with unsaturated flow playing an important role in conducting water out of the drainage layer in some cases. In view of the disadvantages of the two methods, it is reasonable to combine them to guide the design of a drainage layer. Here, a model was established based on the one-dimensional (1D) transient Boussinesq equation with a capillary correction. The general solution to the governing equation was obtained using the method of separation variables. Furthermore, the presented model was validated against numerical simulations predicted by a finite-difference method (the MATLAB program) and the finite-element method (SUTRA program). A comparison was conducted to demonstrate the difference be...