Investigation of Piping Erosion in Embankment Dams with Downstream Filters

• Main Authors: Khor, Chai Huat, Yap, Soon Poh, Leong, Geok Wen
• Format: Article
• Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 2024
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45183/; https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11743

This paper describes the experimental methods developed to understand the piping erosion of impervious core and its interaction with downstream filters in embankment dams. Concentrated leaks through a dam core-filter system are simulated experimentally in the hole erosion filter test (HEFT). The mas...