Research Article
Hydraulic Erosion Rate of Reinforced Tailings: Laboratory Investigation and Prediction Model
Table 5
Experimental data of tailings erosion with the reinforcement spacing of 1.0 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) |
| | 1.0 | 1 | 12.1 | 0.840 | 120 | 3.2 | 0.027 | | 2 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 3.0 | 0.025 | | 3 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 1.8 | 0.015 | | 4 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 3.9 | 0.033 | | 5 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 4.5 | 0.038 | | 6 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 5.0 | 0.042 | | 7 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 2.8 | 0.023 | | 8 | 3.8 | 0.264 | 120 | 2.5 | 0.021 |
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