Research Article
Prediction Method for Hydraulic Conductivity considering the Effect of Sizes of Ellipsoid Soil Particles from the Microscopic Perspective
Table 3
Computed sizes of particles and corresponding values of saturated hydraulic conductivities.
| Test id | (mm) | a (mm) | b (mm) | Saturated hydraulic conductivities k(cm/s) | Test data | Current model | Indraratna model | Hazen model | Kozeny-Carman model | Horizontal | Vertical | | | | |
| Indraratna et al. [67] | 1 | 0.0310 | 0.0199 | 0.1080 | 0.0119 | 0.0012 | 0.0071 | 0.0303 | 0.0108 | 0.0122 | 0.0124 | 0.0192 | 2 | 0.0640 | 0.0411 | 0.2200 | 0.0303 | 0.0051 | 0.0304 | 0.1289 | 0.0460 | 0.04 | 0.0503 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.1860 | 0.1194 | 0.6200 | 0.31 | 0.0435 | 0.2581 | 1.0891 | 0.3895 | 0.232 | 0.4229 | 0.6761 | 4 | 0.0280 | 0.0180 | 0.0970 | 0.008 | 0.0010 | 0.0058 | 0.0247 | 0.0088 | 0.0104 | 0.01 | 0.0152 | 5 | 0.0340 | 0.0218 | 0.1190 | 0.0087 | 0.0015 | 0.0086 | 0.0364 | 0.0129 | 0.0144 | 0.0089 | 0.0182 | 6 | 0.1620 | 0.1040 | 0.5600 | 0.2 | 0.0330 | 0.1946 | 0.8262 | 0.2942 | 0.1856 | 0.2015 | 0.4085 | 7 | 0.0330 | 0.0212 | 0.1150 | 0.0098 | 0.0014 | 0.0081 | 0.0343 | 0.0122 | 0.0138 | 0.01 | 0.0187 | 8 | 0.0360 | 0.0231 | 0.1290 | 0.0103 | 0.0016 | 0.0096 | 0.0408 | 0.0145 | 0.0154 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 9 | 0.0380 | 0.0244 | 0.1300 | 0.011 | 0.0018 | 0.0107 | 0.0455 | 0.0162 | 0.0169 | 0.01 | 0.0211 | 10 | 0.0400 | 0.0257 | 0.1400 | 0.012 | 0.0020 | 0.0118 | 0.0504 | 0.0179 | 0.0182 | 0.01 | 0.0219 | 11 | 0.0410 | 0.0263 | 0.1400 | 0.022 | 0.0021 | 0.0125 | 0.0529 | 0.0189 | 0.0193 | 0.01 | 0.0223 | 12 | 0.0430 | 0.0276 | 0.1500 | 0.022 | 0.0023 | 0.0137 | 0.0582 | 0.0207 | 0.0211 | 0.0113 | 0.0251 | 13 | 0.0410 | 0.0263 | 0.1400 | 0.0092 | 0.0021 | 0.0125 | 0.0529 | 0.0189 | 0.0197 | 0.0109 | 0.024 | 14 | 0.0880 | 0.0565 | 0.3100 | 0.0909 | 0.0097 | 0.0573 | 0.2438 | 0.0866 | 0.0682 | 0.0488 | 0.1075 | 15 | 0.1110 | 0.0713 | 0.3800 | 0.1214 | 0.0155 | 0.0915 | 0.3879 | 0.1383 | 0.0989 | 0.0814 | 0.1754 | 16 | 0.1310 | 0.0841 | 0.4500 | 0.143 | 0.0216 | 0.1274 | 0.5402 | 0.1925 | 0.1312 | 0.1214 | 0.2557 | Sherard et al. [68] | 1 | 0.0640 | 0.0411 | 0.1643 | 0.025 | 0.0051 | 0.0316 | 0.1289 | 0.0470 | 0.0404 | 0.023 | 0.0683 | 2 | 0.0420 | 0.0270 | 0.1450 | 0.018 | 0.0022 | 0.0131 | 0.0555 | 0.0198 | 0.0202 | 0.023 | 0.0325 | 3 | 0.1310 | 0.0841 | 0.4500 | 0.049 | 0.0216 | 0.1274 | 0.5402 | 0.1925 | 0.1308 | 0.0576 | 0.2383 | 4 | 0.0830 | 0.0533 | 0.2880 | 0.022 | 0.0087 | 0.0510 | 0.2169 | 0.0772 | 0.0614 | 0.0576 | 0.094 | 5 | 0.1550 | 0.0995 | 0.5400 | 0.051 | 0.0302 | 0.1779 | 0.7563 | 0.2690 | 0.1722 | 0.0756 | 0.3342 | 6 | 0.0960 | 0.0616 | 0.3300 | 0.039 | 0.0116 | 0.0684 | 0.2901 | 0.1034 | 0.0789 | 0.0756 | 0.1173 | 7 | 0.3410 | 0.2189 | 1.2200 | 0.56 | 0.1461 | 0.8572 | 3.6606 | 1.2977 | 0.6291 | 0.7921 | 2.0125 | 8 | 0.2250 | 0.1444 | 0.5778 | 0.25 | 0.0636 | 0.3911 | 1.5937 | 0.5814 | 0.3168 | 0.7921 | 0.9806 | 9 | 0.7650 | 0.4911 | 2.9000 | 3.8 | 0.7353 | 4.2704 | 18.4233 | 6.4790 | 2.3766 | 4.1229 | 10.619 | 10 | 0.5060 | 0.3248 | 1.6600 | 2.6 | 0.3217 | 1.9147 | 8.0602 | 2.8880 | 1.2049 | 4.1229 | 5.2769 | 11 | 1.2400 | 0.7961 | 3.8220 | 5.3 | 1.9320 | 11.6102 | 48.4048 | 17.458 | 5.2555 | 5.0176 | 22.769 | 12 | 0.7840 | 0.5033 | 2.4600 | 4.8 | 0.7723 | 4.6287 | 19.3498 | 6.9663 | 2.4761 | 5.0176 | 9.5476 | 13 | 0.8440 | 0.5418 | 3.4000 | 5.6 | 0.8951 | 5.1409 | 22.4248 | 7.8156 | 2.7934 | 3.7249 | 11.189 | 14 | 0.5040 | 0.3236 | 1.8943 | 1.8 | 0.3192 | 1.8564 | 7.9966 | 2.8156 | 1.1949 | 3.7249 | 3.5844 | 15 | 2.2700 | 1.4573 | 7.9993 | 12.2 | 6.4747 | 38.0824 | 162.2170 | 57.620 | 14.2012 | 28.09 | 80.832 | 16 | 1.4640 | 0.9399 | 5.8595 | 8.7 | 2.6931 | 15.4866 | 67.4724 | 23.539 | 6.9094 | 28.09 | 36.87 | 17 | 4.0570 | 2.6046 | 9.9214 | 15.2 | 20.6813 | 127.675 | 518.1477 | 189.04 | 36.8931 | 92.16 | 273.06 | 18 | 2.6590 | 1.7071 | 6.8282 | 13.9 | 8.8839 | 54.625 | 222.5776 | 18.424 | 18.4239 | 92.16 | 130.09 | Tsai [39] | 1 | 0.0400 | 0.0257 | 0.138 | 0.025 | 0.0020 | 0.0119 | 0.0504 | 0.0179 | 0.0186 | 0.0272 | 0.0247 | 2 | 0.0400 | 0.0257 | 0.138 | 0.022 | 0.0020 | 0.0119 | 0.0504 | 0.0179 | 0.0184 | 0.0272 | 0.0244 | 3 | 0.0390 | 0.0250 | 0.136 | 0.027 | 0.0019 | 0.0113 | 0.0479 | 0.0170 | 0.0182 | 0.0272 | 0.0241 | 4 | 0.0390 | 0.0250 | 0.136 | 0.024 | 0.0019 | 0.0113 | 0.0479 | 0.0170 | 0.018 | 0.0272 | 0.024 | 5 | 0.0390 | 0.0250 | 0.136 | 0.025 | 0.0019 | 0.0113 | 0.0479 | 0.0170 | 0.0178 | 0.0272 | 0.0237 | 6 | 0.0390 | 0.0250 | 0.136 | 0.027 | 0.0019 | 0.0113 | 0.0479 | 0.0170 | 0.0177 | 0.0272 | 0.0236 | 7 | 0.0400 | 0.0257 | 0.138 | 0.034 | 0.0020 | 0.0119 | 0.0504 | 0.0168 | 0.0182 | 0.0272 | 0.0244 | 8 | 0.0940 | 0.0603 | 0.328 | 0.168 | 0.0111 | 0.0654 | 0.2782 | 0.0989 | 0.0752 | 0.2418 | 0.1951 | 9 | 0.0490 | 0.0315 | 0.173 | 0.0311 | 0.0030 | 0.0177 | 0.0756 | 0.0268 | 0.0259 | 0.0613 | 0.0454 | 10 | 0.0440 | 0.0282 | 0.154 | 0.0254 | 0.0024 | 0.0156 | 0.0609 | 0.0217 | 0.0219 | 0.0543 | 0.0375 | 11 | 0.0400 | 0.0257 | 0.138 | 0.0257 | 0.0020 | 0.0119 | 0.0504 | 0.0179 | 0.0184 | 0.0441 | 0.0299 | 12 | 0.0310 | 0.0199 | 0.109 | 0.0129 | 0.0012 | 0.0071 | 0.0303 | 0.0107 | 0.0121 | 0.0256 | 0.0177 | 13 | 0.0320 | 0.0205 | 0.14 | 0.0124 | 0.0013 | 0.0073 | 0.0322 | 0.0111 | 0.013 | 0.0262 | 0.0186 | 14 | 0.0310 | 0.0199 | 0.109 | 0.0133 | 0.0012 | 0.0071 | 0.0303 | 0.0107 | 0.0124 | 0.0262 | 0.0181 | 15 | 0.0320 | 0.0205 | 0.1116 | 0.0135 | 0.0013 | 0.0076 | 0.0322 | 0.0115 | 0.0129 | 0.0262 | 0.0192 | 16 | 0.0320 | 0.0205 | 0.1116 | 0.0126 | 0.0013 | 0.0076 | 0.0322 | 0.0115 | 0.0131 | 0.0262 | 0.0196 | 17 | 0.0430 | 0.0276 | 0.151 | 0.0218 | 0.0023 | 0.0137 | 0.0582 | 0.0207 | 0.021 | 0.0441 | 0.0342 | 18 | 0.0410 | 0.0263 | 0.142 | 0.0171 | 0.0021 | 0.0125 | 0.0529 | 0.0188 | 0.0197 | 0.0441 | 0.0318 | 19 | 0.0390 | 0.0250 | 0.136 | 0.0233 | 0.0019 | 0.0113 | 0.0479 | 0.0170 | 0.0177 | 0.0441 | 0.0283 | 20 | 0.0420 | 0.0270 | 0.148 | 0.024 | 0.0022 | 0.0130 | 0.0555 | 0.0197 | 0.0203 | 0.0441 | 0.0322 | 21 | 0.0410 | 0.0263 | 0.142 | 0.0257 | 0.0021 | 0.0125 | 0.0529 | 0.0188 | 0.019 | 0.0441 | 0.0313 | 22 | 0.0380 | 0.0244 | 0.133 | 0.0247 | 0.0018 | 0.0107 | 0.0455 | 0.0162 | 0.0168 | 0.0441 | 0.0284 | 23 | 0.0370 | 0.0238 | 0.131 | 0.0241 | 0.0017 | 0.0101 | 0.0431 | 0.0153 | 0.0164 | 0.0441 | 0.028 | 24 | 0.0360 | 0.0231 | 0.126 | 0.0279 | 0.0016 | 0.0096 | 0.0408 | 0.0145 | 0.0158 | 0.0441 | 0.0271 |
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