Determination of the Location of the sheet pile wall Placed within the Impermeable Dam Base Using the Finite Difference Method

Authors : Barış Kaçak, Ertugrul Ordu, Reşat Mutlu

Pages : 356-372

Doi:10.29137/umagd.1351299

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Publication Date : 2024-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In water currents within the ground, a boiling event may occur if the flow direction is opposite to gravity in the outlet area of the flow floor. To prevent a boiling event, the length of the flow path is increased or a weight filter is used in the area where there is a risk of boiling. Increasing the length of the current path is possible by creating an impermeable layer in the upstream (inlet) section of the dam or by making an impermeable sheet pile wall under the dam. The construction of the sheet pile wall under an impervious dam is expensive and difficult. In this study, the sheet pile wall under the dam wall was placed in various positions between upstream region and downstream (outlet) region of the dam, and the value of the dam\'s seepage rate was analyzed by finite difference method. Vertical seepage rate values and safety numbers against vertical boiling have been found by taking the gradient of the hydraulic head. It has been seen that the sheet pile wall placed in the exit zone of the dam is the solution that minimizes the leakage rate, and, therefore, maximizes the vertical safety number against boiling.
Keywords : Sızıntı Analizi, Kaynama Olayı, Palplanş Perde, Sonlu Farklar Yöntemi