EFFECT OF FILTRATION FLOW ON THE FORM OF BULK MEDIUM

Abstract

The article presents the results of experiments aimed at physical modeling of liquid filtration in the body of a dam made of bulk soil. The paper examines the stability of such a structure when exposed to a filtration flow. The proposed model allows visualizing the processes of wetting and saturation of the body of a bulk dam with subsequent mass transfer of particles and changes in its geometry. Parameters are identified that allow determining the point on the slope where the soil is in a limiting state and instability may occur.