Research Article

The Permeable Character of CSG Dams and Their Seepage Fields

Table 2

Test values regarding the antipermeability coefficient of CSG materials.

Curing age (d)Permeability coefficient (cm/s)Specimen size (mm)Specimen grading

Experiment 1 [14]281.86 × 10−8φ450 × 450Full grading with maximum particle size of 40 mm
Experiment 2 [15]4.66 × 10−6~8.95 × 10−5
Experiment 3 [16]432.82 × 10−8300 × 300 × 300Wet-screened-out particles with size larger than 100 mm
3.42 × 10−8φ450 × 450
Experiment 4 [7]432.66 × 10−8~5.08 × 10−8300 × 300 × 300Wet-screened-out particles with size larger than 100 mm
2.34 × 10−8~4.89 × 10−8φ430 × 440Full grading with maximum particle size of 150 mm
Experiment 5 [17]283.13 × 10−8 (abnormal CSG)450 × 450 × 450Full grading with maximum particle size of 250 mm