Clay minerals and clayey soils have been extensively researched over the last century
leading to a rich and still evolving corpus of knowledge on clay chemistry, microstructure …

This study examines the factors influencing internal erosion and hydraulic conductivity in
sand-clay mixtures used in earth structures. Internal erosion, defined as the dislodgement …

Seepage control in earthfill dams is a major concern during different phases of dam
construction and operation. More than 30% of earthfill dam failures occur due to …

Suffusion is defined as fine soil particles' detachment by hydraulic forces and their
subsequent transport through pre-existing pores between the coarse particles. Contact …

Suffusion is one of the four mechanisms of internal erosion. The embankments and their
foundations can exhibit different forms of heterogeneity which can be a major factor initiating …

This paper presents a series of flume-scale tests to investigate suffusion near the tip of a
cutoff wall in a double-layered alluvial foundation, where the upper and lower soil layers …

Dams and their reservoirs are artificial structures that are constructed to exploit and manage
water resources (Stematiu, 2006). They have significant meaning in terms of the socio …

Internal instability in hydraulic structures manifests in various ways, with internal erosion,
particularly suffusion, being a primary cause of failures in earthen structures. Suffusion …

Hydraulic fracturing (HF) in a dam is the phenomenon of crack propagation after water
pressure enters and expands an existing crack. An HF numerical model was tested on an …

Background: Special attention should be given to the seepage in dams since it may cause
failure. Seepage is not considered in the total risk factor calculated using the International …