Search for dissertations about: "embankment dams"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words embankment dams.
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1. Seepage monitoring in embankment dams
Abstract : Internal erosion, which is one of the major reasons forembankment dam failure, causes an increased seepage flow due toloss of fines. A seepage measuring system is therefore a vitalpart of an embankment dams monitoring system. Manyexisting seepage monitoring systems are not however sensitiveenough to detect small changes in the seepage flow. READ MORE
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2. Internal erosion in embankment dams : fluid flow through and deformation of porous media
Abstract : A basic understanding of fluid flow through a porous media facilitates a comprehensive understanding of internal erosion in embankment dams. Hence, it is necessary to reveal the detailed seepage flow, the flow-induced forces acting within the porous media and the fluid flow deformation of the porous media. READ MORE
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3. Internal Erosion Phenomena in Embankment Dams : Throughflow and internal erosion mechanisms
Abstract : In this study, two major internal erosion initiation processes, suffusion and concentrated leak mechanisms, which lead to both defect formation in a dam’s body and its foundation and high throughflow in dams subjected to internal erosion were studied. This understanding has the potential to facilitate numerical modelling and expedite dam safety assessment studies. READ MORE
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4. Monitoring and Modelling of Embankment Dams
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5. Predicting surfacing internal erosion in moraine core dams
Abstract : Dams that comprise broadly and widely graded glacial materials, such as moraines, have been found to be susceptible to internal erosion, perhaps more than dams of other soil types. Internal erosion washes out fine-grained particles from the filling material; the erosion occurs within the material itself or at an interface to another dam zone, depending on the mode of initiation. READ MORE