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Application of the Navier-Stokes Equations to the Analysis of the Landslide Sediments Permeability and Related Seepage Effects

Meng Song^1,*, Yuncai Liu², Zhen Wang¹

1 Huanghe Science and Technology College, Zhengzhou, 450063, China
2 Gaoda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. of Henan, Zhengzhou, 450063, China

* Corresponding Author: Meng Song. Email:

(This article belongs to this Special Issue: EFD and Heat Transfer III)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(2), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.017737

Received 02 June 2021; Accepted 18 September 2021; Issue published 16 December 2021

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to implement a new model based on the Navier-Stokes equations for the characterization of landslide sediments interacting with a moving fluid. The model is implemented by combining Hypermesh, the LS-DYNA software and MATLAB. The results show that the main factors affecting the permeability of landslide sediments are the genetic mechanism, the structure and composition of materials, material lithology, and stress. The characteristics and mechanism of permeability changes are determined by adjusting the water levels of fluids. It is found that the permeability of landslide sediments increases at the front and decreases in the middle and at the rear of the considered domain. The magnitude of the internal flow for the whole system decreases first and then increases with a change in the water level during seepage.

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