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Free-boundary problems: formulation
theoretical analysis.
For
a fixed q within the range specified in (2.52) the
Cryer algorithm will converge
to
the solution of the variational inequality,
for example, but (2.57) will not necessarily
be
satisfied. Baiocchi et al.
(1973a) inserted an outer iteration
on
q into the Cryer algorithms and
used the modified procedure detailed in §8.5.1(iii). They obtained several
sets of numerical results (see Tables 8.13-16).
2.3.3. Rectangular dam with
toe
drain and sheetpile
This problem
is
a combination of the two previous ones
but
its
formulation contains
the
essential feature of an unknown flow
rate
q as in
§2.3.2. Indeed, Bruch (1980) considers the two problems of the sheetpile
with and without a toe drain together.
The
essential difference between
them is that when there
is
a toe drain, as in Fig. 2.4, (2.51c)
is
replaced by
<P
y
=0,
(2.58c)
and (2.51d) by
(2.58d)
The
derivation of (2.58c) and (2.58d)
is
as for (2.51c) and (2.51d) except
that
w
is
taken
to
have
the
value !q2 at B, since the flow pattern near
the
drain
is
similar
to
that
in §2.3.1. Bruch (1980) points
out
that
this
assumption could
be
avoided by using a compatability condition
at
B
between
the
boundary conditions
on
AB
and BC.
The
variational
in-
equality for the present problem
is
still (2.36) and the rest of
the
discussion in §2.3.2 applies.
The
same numerical algorithm, incorporating
(2.57), was used as described in §8.5.1(iii) by Bruch and Caffrey (1979)
who give graphical results (see Fig. 8.17(b)).
Y
E
r
-----------------
E
F
YI
G
: t
: c
I
I
-
~I~====~====~B~C~1D~~x
A:=====;;
..
,'-
~f
..
·I·
~----XD--------~
FIG. 2.4.
Dam
with toe drain and sheetpile