Morris Sensitivity Analysis for Hydrothermal Coupling Parameters of Embankment Dam: A Case Study

Table 2

Probability distribution of hydro-thermal parameters of the embankment dam.

Parameters	Symbol	Units	Parameter-observed probability distribution
Hydraulic conductivity	Ks	cm/s	Ks ~ (10^−7, 10^−5)
Saturated water content	θs	cm^3/cm^3	θs ~ (0.36, 0.49)
Residual water content	θr	cm^3/cm^3	θr ~ (0.013, 0.190)
Soil density	ρs	kg/m^3	ρs ~ (1390, 2690)
Specific heat capacity of solids	cs	J/(kg·°C)	cs ~ (400, 1500)
Porosity	n	%	n ~ (21, 68)
Thermal conductivity	λ	W/(m·°C)	λ ~ (0.25, 5.03)