Exploring the Occurrence of Clogging in Highly Permeable Coarse Soils of Dam Foundations

Figure 3

Evolution of the hydraulic gradient and the flow velocity in six groups of soil media samples. (a) Soil media PS of 32–64 mm. (b) Soil media PS of 16–32 mm. (c) Soil media PS of 8–16 mm. (d) Soil media PS of 4–8 mm. (e) Soil media PS of 2–4 mm. (f) Soil media PS pf 1–2 mm. (g) Soil media PS of 0.5–1 mm.

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