ABSTRACT: Geotextile filters are currently under consideration as a potential treatment method for removing suspended solids from urban stormwater runoff. One important aspect of assessing the viability of a new filter is the duration in which it will function before becoming clogged. Predicting the hydraulic conductivity of the filter throughout the filter lifespan is one way in which the duration of use can be determined. In this study, a semi-theoretical model was developed which predicts the hydraulic conductivity of the filter system as a function of the mass of solids captured by the geotextile. Values for several parameters of the theoretical model were empirically derived using laboratory data. Using these values, the parameters were analyzed as functions of specific characteristics of the geotextile filters and the simulated stormwater containing the targeted suspended solids.
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Modeling hydraulic conductivity of a geotextile filter during suspended solids accumulation Available to Purchase
C.A. Franks;
C.A. Franks
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Project Engineer, District of Columbia Department of Transportation, 55 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA; formerly, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, 0147A Engineering Lab Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA, Telephone: +1 202 741 0935; E-mail: carmen.franks@dc.gov and carmen.a.franks@gmail.com
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A.H. Aydilek;
A.H. Aydilek
2
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, 1163 Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA, Telephone: +1 301 314 2692; Telefax: +1 301 405 2585; E-mail: aydilek@umd.edu (Corresponding author)
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A.P. Davis
A.P. Davis
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Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, 1151 Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA, Telephone: +1 301 405 1958; Telefax: +1 301 405 2585;, E-mail: apdavis@umd.edu
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
April 15 2013
Revision Received:
June 15 2013
Accepted:
July 02 2013
Online ISSN: 1751-7613
Print ISSN: 1072-6349
© 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd
2013
Geosynthetics International (2013) 20 (5): 332–343.
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April 15 2013
Revision Received:
June 15 2013
Accepted:
July 02 2013
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Franks C, Aydilek A, Davis A (2013), "Modeling hydraulic conductivity of a geotextile filter during suspended solids accumulation". Geosynthetics International, Vol. 20 No. 5 pp. 332–343, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/gein.13.00020
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