An Empirical Model for Estimation of Permeability of Porous Media based on its Gradation Parameters
MA Lone
MA Lone, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India.
Manuscript received on January 02, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on January 15, 2020. | Manuscript published on January 30, 2020. | PP: 669-673 | Volume-8 Issue-5, January 2020. | Retrieval Number: B3251078219/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B3251.018520
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Abstract: In the present study the hydraulic conductivity of the porous media has been related to its gradation parameters. Nine cohesion-less soils of different gradations were tested in a constant head permeameter. A low head of water, standardised to viscosity at 20°C, was used to avoid the turbulence. It was observed that the hydraulic conductivity varied significantly with respect to the gradation parameters. The empirical model developed on the basis of this study can be helpful for more rational estimation of the flow through non-cohesive porous media on the basis of its gradation characteristics.
Keywords: Cohesion-less Soils, Gradation, Permeability, Porous Media, Regression.
Scope of the Article: Empirical Software Engineering