دانلود Adequacy of Seepage Analysis in Core Section of the Earthen Dam with Different Mix Proportions

Abstract

Earthen dams are built since early days of civilization. These dams constitute to be the most common type, because it is generally built of locally available materials which derive strength from their position, friction and cohesion. Many earth fill dams are vulnerable to failures due to seepage problems that take place in the core since all soils are pervious to a smaller or larger extent. One of the ways to control seepage problem in earthen dam is by using proper materials for core section since the core section of earthen dam provides impermeable barrier within the body of the dam. Thus, this paper analyses the usage of various materials with different combinations to zone type earthen dams with central impervious vertical core and to study the behavior of phreatic line at downstream phase by varying effective length of horizontal drainage filter. The results obtained from laboratory, proposed geometry of dam and corresponding stability analysis made for various materials showed that materials with impervious nature only provides safety to core part of the earthen dam.