An earthen dam may be failed in the following three ways: 1. Hydraulic Failures 2. Seepage Type Failures 3. Structural Failures. 1. Hydraulic Failures: As per various reports the hydraulic failures of earthen dam varies upto 40%. This type of failure generally takes place in the following ways: i. Overtopping of the dam height. ii. […]
Causes of Failure of Earthen Dam | Geography
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Stability Analysis of Slope of Earthen Dam: 4 Methods | Geography
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An earthen dam usually fails due to sliding of large soil mass from a curved surface. From several investigations, it has been concluded that the sliding of curved surface takes place along its slip surface, which is normally close to the cylindrical shape, i.e. when cross section is in the form of arc. There have […]
Earthen Dam: Design and Slope Protection | Geography
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In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Design of Earthen Dam 2. Downstream Drainage Systems in Earthen Dam 3. Computation of Seepage Flow 4. Slope Protection. Design of Earthen Dam: The preliminary design of an earthen dam is done on the basis of past experiences on similar types of dam regarding their performance and […]