Seepage failure mechanism of the Gouhou rockfill dam during reservoir water infiltration

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 557-568

  Zhang, Limin ^a   Chen, Qun ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Internal erosion; Piping; Rockfill dam; Seepage analysis; Unsaturated soils; Water infiltration; Wetting front (IGC: D6 E6 E7)

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DAMS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; EROSION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; WETTING;

INTERNAL EROSION; PIPING; SEEPAGE ANALYSIS; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER INFILTRATION; WETTING FRONTS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 72449201592     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.46.557     Document Type: Article

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