In the open pit,runoff from the platform is large discharge and rapid afflux,which often
results in serious gully erosion of dump slope. The study of erosion process under catchment condi-
tions of the platform-slope system is still backward. In this study,field scouring experiments were
conducted to investigate runoff characteristics and sediment yield processes of the platform-slope sys-
tem under different flow discharges (48,60,72 and 84 L·min
-1
). Our results showed that rill
erosion dominated the platform-slope system under the flow discharge of 48 L·min
-1
,and gully
was formed under 60-84 L·min
-1
. The flow velocity of the platform and the slope showed an
abrupting-fluctuating-stable trend with the duration of discharge. The flow velocity of the platform
was smaller than that of the slope,with the magnitude of reduction at 8.3%-67.1%. The highest
flow velocity appeared on the up-slop/down-slope,being 18.5%-44.6% higher than that of themiddle-slope. In general,the sediment yield rate of the platform and the slope varied with the dura-
tion of discharge,with the sediment yield rate of the slope being 17.4 times as that of the platform.
The ratio of gully width to depth showed substantial difference between the platform and slope. The
platform generally had the largest ratio than the slope. For the slope,the largest ratio appeared on
the middle-slop/down-slope,being 1.36-1.93 times as that of the up-slope. The morphology of rill
and gully along the platform to down-slope presented in the form of“wide and shallow-narrow and
deep-wide and shallow”. Rill erosion mainly concentrated in the platform and the middle slope
under the flow discharge of 48 L·min
-1
,contributed 29.9% and 26.8% of the total erosion
volume,respectively. When the flow discharge increased to 60-84 L·min
-1
,the largest average
across-section areas (1083.25-1737.86 cm 2 ) formed on the up-slope accounted for 36.1%-44.7%
of the total erosion volume. Our results provided evidence for modelling soil and water erosion of the
platform-slope system in opencast coal mine.
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