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Diaz-Curiel, JCorresponding AuthorBiosca, BAuthorArevalo-Lomas, LAuthor

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September 12, 2022
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New granulometric expressions for estimating permeability of granular drainages

Publicated to: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 81 (10): 397- - 2022-10-01 81(10), DOI: 10.1007/s10064-022-02897-4

Authors:

Díaz-Curiel, J; Miguel, MJ; Biosca, B; Arévalo-Lomas, L
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Affiliations

Spanish Minist Sci & Innovat, Paseo de la Castellana 162, Madrid 28046, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Mines & Energy, Dept Energy & Fuels, C Rios Rosas 21, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author

Abstract

This paper describes a new formulation for estimating the permeability of drainages composed of natural sands with no clay content, starting from the parameters obtained from the grain size distribution. The conventional relationships for estimating permeability are functions of granulometric factors and porosity. However, for media typically used as drainage, the grain size grading is a determinant factor, so the porosity dependence can be replaced by a function of the average grain size and grading. The methodology used in this study consists of fitting a set of measured permeability values to a joint expression of the average grain size and the granulometric grading coefficient. To this end, a new effective diameter that can be obtained numerically and graphically is defined, and the permeability relationship is solely dependent on this diameter. To estimate later changes in drainage packing and the consequent variations in porosity, a contrasting modification of the Kozeny-Carman equation is established. This equation considers the grain size grading and is applicable to any granular media.
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Keywords

CoefficientDrainageEffective diameterGrading coefficientGrain-size distributionKozeny-carman equationLaser diffractionLife on landPermeabilityPorosityPorous-mediaSaturated hydraulic conductivitySoilsSurface-areaUniformity

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 42/202, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 5
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/94143/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 23
  • Downloads: 12
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 15 - Life on land, with a probability of 42% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DIAZ CURIEL, JESUS MARIA) and Last Author (AREVALO LOMAS, LUCIA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DIAZ CURIEL, JESUS MARIA.

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Project objectives

Los objetivos perseguidos en esta aportación se centran en mejorar la estimación de la permeabilidad de drenajes granulares. Se pretende analizar la influencia de la granulometría en la permeabilidad, reemplazando la dependencia tradicional de la porosidad por una función del tamaño medio de grano y el coeficiente de graduación granulométrica. Además, se busca definir un diámetro efectivo nuevo que permita expresar la permeabilidad en función exclusiva de este parámetro. También se aspira a ajustar experimentalmente una expresión conjunta basada en el tamaño medio y la graduación granulométrica para valores medidos de permeabilidad. Finalmente, se propone modificar la ecuación de Kozeny-Carman para incorporar la graduación granulométrica y permitir la estimación de cambios en el empaquetamiento y la porosidad en medios granulares.
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Most relevant results

Los resultados más relevantes de esta aportación incluyen: la formulación de una nueva expresión para estimar la permeabilidad de drenajes granulares compuestos por arenas naturales sin contenido de arcilla, basada en parámetros derivados de la distribución granulométrica; la sustitución de la dependencia de la porosidad por una función del tamaño medio de grano y el coeficiente de graduación granulométrica, determinantes en medios de drenaje; la definición de un nuevo diámetro efectivo que permite expresar la permeabilidad únicamente en función de este parámetro; y la propuesta de una modificación contrastante de la ecuación de Kozeny-Carman que incorpora la graduación granulométrica, aplicable a cualquier medio granular para estimar variaciones en el empaquetamiento y la porosidad.
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Awards linked to the item

Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Part of this study was funded through the CARESOIL-CM (P2018/EMT-4317) research grant of the Regional Government of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid, Spain) and the DENSOIL (CTM2016-77151-C2-2-R) research grant from the Government of Spain (Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad).
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