Research Article

Test and Analysis of Sludge Dewatering with a Vacuum Negative Pressure Load at the Bottom of Full Section

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The test model and the monitoring points. 1, model box; 2, sealing membrane; 3, sludge; 4, straw; 5, permeable geotextile; 6, diaphragm plate; 7, support; 8, hollow space; 9, pore pressure gauges; and 10, vacuum monitoring points.