REVIEW ARTICLE
Discussion of Visual Technique for Seepage Experiment Based on Transparent Rock-Soil Material
Jianjun Liu1, 2, Yao Wang2, *, Rui Song2, Yue Sun2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
First Page: 544
Last Page: 551
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-11-544
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501711010544
Article History:
Received Date: 25/12/2016Revision Received Date: 09/01/2017
Acceptance Date: 07/03/2017
Electronic publication date: 18/07/2017
Collection year: 2017
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
Due to the fact that the model experiment can simulate the flow process and movement law of fluid during the seepage experiment, seepage model experiment was widely applied to study the hydraulic characteristics of rock-soil mass and transportation of ground water and pollutants. While due to the opacity of the model medium in traditional seepage experiment, the flow process, diffusion law and occurrence state of fluid can not be observed intuitively during the experiment.
Method:
A new technique of seepage model experiment based on transparent rock-soil material (TRSM) was introduced in this paper, combined with optical observation method, digital imaging process technology and tracer technique, so as to realize the visual observation of seepage process.
Results:
The advantages and disadvantages compared with the traditional experiment were analyzed and the theoretical foundation for carrying out the seepage experiment based on TRSM was established.