Fig 1.
Smear zone permeability coefficient curve based on data from Iyathurai et al.[24] and the proposed model.
Fig 2.
Schematic diagram of the vacuum preloading method with a PVD.
Table 1.
Parameters used in the analytical solution and the numerical model.
Fig 3.
Solutions of Rujikiatkamjorn et al.[11], the present model, and the numerical analysis.
Fig 4.
Permeability coefficients of the present model and numerical analysis (δ = 0.45) and of the study by Rujikiatkamjorn et al.[11].
Fig 5.
Comparison of this study's solution and the numerical solution for different values of δ and n.
(A) δ = 0.45, n = 10. (B) δ = 0.45, n = 15. (C) δ = 0.55, n = 10. (D) δ = 0.55, n = 15.
Fig 6.
Permeability coefficient of the present model and the numerical analysis when δ = 0.55.