Research Article

Experimental Investigation on the Pressure Distribution Law and Calculation Method of Muddy Water with High Silt Content

Table 5

Comparison of dam stress at a water conservancy dam in China.

Silt content (kg/m3)Unit weight of the muddy water (kN/m3)Water head of the monitoring points (m)Monitoring value of horizontal internal force (average) (kPa)Calculation value of horizontal internal force (kPa)Relative differences

236.511.2450547.2558.21.97%
1001233.61120.210.12%
1501833.81688.78.60%