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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2022.23.6.5

Evaluation on the Performance of Relief Wells Using Geosynthetics Blanket Length as a Parameter in an Agricultural Reservoir Embankment  

Ryu, Jeonyong (Overseas Project Office, Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Kim, Seungwook (Asin C&T Co., Ltd.)
Chang, Yongchai (Department of Ocean Civil Engineering, Mokpo National Maritime University)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.23, no.6, 2022 , pp. 5-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
The performance of the relief wells installed for the purpose of controlling seepage of the dam embankment is affected by various parameters such as diameter, spacing, penetration rate, permeability coefficient of the ground, thickness of the foundation layer. Therefore, when the relief wells are adopted for the purpose of reducing seepage pressure, these parameters should be sufficiently reviewed to determine the installation specifications of the relief wells. This study evaluated the effect of the length of the geosynthetics blanket on the performance of the relief wells installed in the downstream part of the dam embankment with blankets in the upstream and downstream part of the dam embankment as countermeasure methods to control seepage of the dam embankment. In the relationship between the length of the upstream and downstream blanket and the discharge, the discharge of the relief wells decreases as the length of the upstream blanket increases, and on the other hand, the discharge of the relief wells decreases as the length of the downstream blanket increases. In the upper and lower blanket length-spacing relationship, as the length of the upstream blanket increases, the spacing of the relief wells increases and as the length of the downstream blanket increases, the spacing of the relief wells decreases. Therefore, when installing the relief wells in parallel with the blanket, it was found that increasing the length of the upstream blanket is more efficient than increasing the length of the downstream blanket in order to minimize the discharge of seepage discharge and to ensure economic feasibility by wider installation of the relief wells.
Keywords
Relief wells; Geosynthetics blanket; USACE theory; Allowable heads; Uplift; Factor of safety against piping;
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