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Assessment of empirical formulae for determining hydraulic conductivity
Barenčík, Ladislav ; Zachoval, Zbyněk (referee) ; Říha, Jaromír (advisor)
The main purpose of this diploma thesis is to check up and compare empirical formulae (Hazen, Slichter, Terzaghi, Beyer, Zauerbrej, Krüger, Kozeny, Zunker, Zamarin, USBR, Pavčič) for determining hydraulic conductivity, which are mostly publicated in different and dimensionally inhomogenous forms. The importance of an accurate determination of hydraulic conductivity and the derivation of a general formula for determining hydraulic conductivity are listed in the first part of this diploma thesis. Assessment methodology and empirical formulae in dimensional homogenous form are described in the following part. Evaluating and comparing of empirical formulae is mentioned in the last part. According to the results of this diploma thesis, the best empirical formula for determinig and estimating hydraulic conductivity is Hazen formula. Formula with the widest range of validity is Slichter formula.
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Comparement of results from infiltration tests
Blahut, Dominik ; Mazáč, Petr (referee) ; Duchan, David (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is to compare the results of water infiltration from field tests, from laboratories and from numerical modeling at two selected locations. The first objective is the search procedure and the description of both sites and its adjacent areas. Further work continues with infiltration field tests using ring infiltrometer, at first theoretically for each method, and then practically with own personal measurements in the field. Further from the collected soil samples the measurements are performed in the laboratory, first in the permeameter, and followed by the grain size distribution test, from which the hydraulic conductivity is derived by using empirical formulas. At last the numerical modeling is used and all the results are compared. In the final phase of thesis the recommendations are given for infiltration at various locations and comparsion of the infiltration methods.
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Determination of soil hydraulic characteristics in the selected location
Stoklásková, Adéla ; Doležal, Petr (referee) ; Kameníčková, Ivana (advisor)
This thesis deals with direct and indirect determination of soil hydraulic characteristics (retention curve and hydraulic conductivity) in the locality of Bohaté Málkovice. For laboratory determination of soil moisture retention curve is used sand tank and pressure relief device. For the indirect determination of soil hydraulic characteristics is used computer software Rosetta, which includes 5 models of pedotransfer functions. For estimatiton of retention curves are applied previously derived pedotransfer function (continuous parametric PTF and point PTF).
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Vliv struktury a funkce xylému jednotlivých orgánů na přežití sazenic jilmu vazu (Ulmus laevis Pall.) během stresu suchem
Polívková, Terezie
The aim of this thesis was to find out how the parameters of xylem and the efficiency of water conduction differ between individual organs and at the same time to distinguish the features that would appear as potential indicators of higher susceptibility of elm plants to drought stress. For this purpose, root, stem, and petiole samples were taken from each plant for laboratory processing and anatomical analysis, which was performed automatically in a computer program from cross-sectional images of the samples and values of the theoretical hydraulic conductivity was subsequently calculated from the detected xylem parameters. The results partially confirm the theory of the conduits tappering within the plant body, but only in the direction from the stem to the petioles, not from the stem to the roots. A comparison of surviving and dead plants does not reveal any indication of a possible prediction of survival or death during drought as a stress factor. At the point of statistical significance, the surviving plants had wider conduits associated with higher hydraulic conductivity (ie efficiency) in the stem, while in the roots they had narrower conduits and lower efficiency, but with greater hydraulic safety.
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Seepage path modelling
Petrula, Lubomír ; Baroková, Dana (referee) ; Brouček, Miroslav (referee) ; Říha, Jaromír (advisor)
One of the most dangerous processes that can occur on water retaining structures is deformation due to seepage. During these processes, a rearrangement of individual grains within the material happens and, in some cases, grains may be carried out of the material entirely. The dangerousness of such processes is given due to difficulty of their detection. A special case of deformations due to seepage is a backward erosion piping that occurs in the foundation of the structure (dams, weirs and such). During the process, a material is flushed out of the foundation due to forces induced by groundwater flow which leads to formation of the seepage pipe. The result of pipe progress may be a complete connection of spaces upstream and downstream the structure. Along with the pipe’s backward progression, its widening and increase in depth may be observed. Conditions of initialisation of backward erosion piping have been a topic for research since the beginning of 20th century. However, the data from experiments or even from direct observations on water retaining structures were focused mainly on general conditions and it did not pay enough attention to local conditions within the pipe nor on its tip where erosion occurs. Also, the speed of the whole process and the rate of backward erosion were not researched either. The pipe cross-sectional changes were researched only for materials with high contains of clay. The reason for using only clayey materials was given by ease of sample preparation. The goal of this work was to describe a process of the backward erosion piping that occurs in structure foundation. For this goal, a new device was designed, tested, and used for experimenting on picked uniform sands. After evaluation of obtained results, a new formula for calculation of backward erosion rate was derived. Based on the knowledge on hydraulic conditions in the sample and the pipe, a numeric model of the pipe progression was proposed.
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Hydromechanic characteristics of clay suspensions
Sedláčková, Markéta ; Mls, Jiří (advisor) ; Císlerová, Milena (referee) ; Šembera, Jan (referee)
A mathematical model of two-phase systems, such as clay suspensions, consists of a set of partial differential equations which reflect both the general laws of mechanics and the relations connecting the involved characteristics of the particular system under consideration. The latter equations are known as constitutive relations. The aim of this study was to find the constitutive relations for kaolin suspensions that are necessary when solving forward problems of fine sludge thickening processes. The task was to design and carry out experimental research of the given suspension and to find a convenient method of utilizing the results for the sake of getting the sought relationships. It follows from the applied mathematical theory of two-phase systems that the sought relationships are hydraulic conductivity of the suspension as a function of the solid-phase concentration and the dependence of the solid-phase concentration on the solid-phase stress. The first part of this study describes the experimental research. Since both the characteristics are difficult to measure, it was necessary to analyze the suspension's characteristics and their measurability. Subsequently, the process of the suspension preparation and the method of laboratory measurements were determined. The following sections present...
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Hydraulic conductivity of sandstone samples
Kobrlová, Alžběta ; Bruthans, Jiří (advisor) ; Ondovčin, Tomáš (referee)
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (k) describing the ability of the porous media to allow flow is defined by Darcy's low. Beside pore space properties it depends on the properties of liquid; therefore it is conventionally determined for water at 15 řC. Values of hydraulic conductivity vary between m/s and m/s for sands and sandstones and rises with increasing grain size and porosity. Hydraulic conductivity can be estimated by empirical formulas or measured by laboratory and field methods. Laboratory determination includes the constant head and the falling head permeameter tests. The constant head permeameter test is suitable for material with values of hydraulic conductivity ranging between m/s and m/s; the falling head test for values between m/s and m/s. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity is a function of moisture (and pressure head). Retention curve describing the dependence of moisture on pressure head is the basic characteristic of each material. The unsaturated hydraulic conductivity can be calculated from the parameters of retention curve and the value of the saturated hydraulic conductivity using Van Genuchten - Mualem formula (1980). Fine grain rocks with small pores have higher values of hydraulic conductivity than coarse grain rocks in condition of significantly negative values of...
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