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A Biological Immune Mechanism-Based Quantum PSO Algorithm and Its Application in Back Analysis for Seepage Parameters

Table 3

Permeability coefficient of the dam body and dam foundation (cm/s).

Inversion materialRange of permeability coefficientDetermined materialValue of permeability coefficient

Relative impermeable layer3 × 10−6∼3 × 10−4Upstream face slab1 × 10−7
Aquitard layer6 × 10−6∼6 × 10−4Bedding material5 × 10−4
Weak weathered layer8 × 10−5∼8 × 10−3Transition material3 × 10−1
Primary rock-fill1 × 10−1∼1 × 101Secondary rock-fill1 × 10−1
Impervious curtain3 × 10−6∼3 × 10−4Upstream blanket1 × 10−2
Upstream arbitrary fill material1 × 100
Downstream slope5 × 10−2
Dam crest material3.5 × 10−7