Hidráulica dos solos: montagem de um aparato para simulação de redes de fluxo e montagem de permeâmetro de carga constante

Abstract

For a civil engineer, understanding all technical features which involve a construction is fundamental to achieve the success in his employment. Nowadays the soil is gaining prominence due to its big importance – to sustain and to receive forces from constructions. However, the study of soil depends on many variables, among these is permeability. With the evolution of Geotechnical Engineering and based on concepts of Terzagui, Taylor and Darcy a consensus was reached that the existence or not of water is one of the major causes of problems in earth works. Therefore, the general purpose of this work is to show the development of an instrument to simulate flux lines in saturated soil and to allow the use of permeameter with constant head along with Laboratório de Geotécnica e Pavimentação of Universidade Federal do Pampa Campus Alegrete (UNIPAMPA). Starting from the proposed project, the equipment which enabled the visualization of flux lines inside of soil was drawn up. In respect of the permeameter with constant head, although mounted temporally, its perfect performance was noted making it possible to use the equipment in future research. Hence, this work presents an important collaboration to the field of hydraulic soil of UNIPAMPA.