Research Article
Hydraulic Erosion Rate of Reinforced Tailings: Laboratory Investigation and Prediction Model
Table 4
Experimental data of tailings erosion with the reinforcement spacing of 1.3 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) |
| | 1.3 | 1 | 12.1 | 0.840 | 120 | 4.7 | 0.039 | | 2 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 4.5 | 0.038 | | 3 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 3.7 | 0.031 | | 4 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.0 | 0.042 | | 5 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.8 | 0.048 | | 6 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 6.0 | 0.050 | | 7 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 4.2 | 0.035 | | 8 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 4.0 | 0.033 |
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