Numerical modeling airflow in soil with impact of groundwater

In order to simulate the airflow in anhydrous case and the water-air flow in groundwater case, a numerical model of airflow in soil was developed. For the nonlinearity of the governing partial differential equation, the corresponding discretization and linearization methods were given. Due to the mass transfer between air-phase and water-phase, phase states of the model elements were constantly changing. Thus, parameters of the model were divided into primary ones and secondary ones, and the primary variables changing with phase states and the secondary variables can be obtained by their functional relationship with the primary variables. Additionally, the special definite condition of this numerical model was illustrated. Two examples were given to simulate the airflow in soil whether there was groundwater or not, and the effectiveness of the numerical model is verified by comparing the results of simulation with that of exoeriment.

充气位置及压力对边坡截排水效果的影响

充气截排水主要依据非饱和渗流理论,通过向坡体后缘压入气体驱除部分地下水,形成非饱和帷幕带,降低土体的渗透性,截排斜坡后缘地下水的入渗,降低潜在滑坡体内地下水位。多孔介质的多相渗流问题相当复杂,模拟技术往往是有效的研究方法。笔者以试验得到的地下水位及渗流量为基础进行数值反演分析,得到土质参数,构建数值计算模型,研究不同充气位置对边坡潜在滑坡区地下水位的影响。结果表明:在坡体后缘压入气体能够降低潜在滑坡区的地下水位线;在坡体后缘充气时,充气点放置在距离潜在滑坡区较近的位置时,截排水效果更好;充气点充气压力越大,潜在滑坡区的地下水位线下降得越多;选择充气点深度时,宜选择较深的充气深度,这样能够选择较大的充气压力。