Research Article
Hydraulic Erosion Rate of Reinforced Tailings: Laboratory Investigation and Prediction Model
Table 3
Experimental data of tailings erosion with the reinforcement spacing of 1.7 cm.
| | Geospacing (cm) | Sample number | Flow rate Q (m3/h) | Flow velocity (m/s) | Erosion time T (s) | Erosion height (mm) | Erosion rate (mm/s) |
| | 1.7 | 1 | 12.1 | 0.840 | 120 | 6.2 | 0.052 | | 2 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.7 | 0.048 | | 3 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.0 | 0.042 | | 4 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 6.3 | 0.053 | | 5 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 7.0 | 0.058 | | 6 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 6.5 | 0.054 | | 7 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.3 | 0.044 | | 8 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.2 | 0.043 |
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