Laboratory tests on the rate of piping erosion of soils in embankment dams

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-303

  Wan, Chi Fai ^a   Fell, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical shear stress; Dam failure; Embankment dams; Piping; Rate of erosion; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MINERALOGY; PIPING SYSTEMS; PLASTICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS;

CLAY MINERALOGY; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; HOLE EROSION TEST; PIPING EROSION; SLOT EROSION TEST;

EROSION;

EID: 2942624320     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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