Research Article

Seepage Analysis of a Multilayer Waste Slope considering the Spatial and Temporal Domains of Permeability

Table 1

Parameters of each part of the material.

Material (the vertical coordinate )ConsiderationSymbol of permeabilityPermeability (m/h)

W1 Layering distribution0.0021
Function distribution in the spatial domainEquation (2)
Function distribution in the spatial and temporal domainsEquations (2) and (5)
W2 Layering distribution0.017
Function distribution in the spatial domainEquation (2)
Function distribution in the spatial and temporal domainsEquations (2) and (5)
W3 Layering distribution0.18
Function distribution in the spatial domainEquation (2)
Function distribution in the spatial and temporal domainsEquations (2) and (5)
D A portion clogging0.00036
No clogging0.36
Considering the clogging processEquation (6)
M 3.6 × 10−4
F 3.6 × 10−4

where , , and are saturated permeability distributions of waste under three assumptions at moment (m/h); is the saturated permeability of the drainage layer (m/h); t is the time (h); and is the vertical coordinate value (m).