Internal erosion under spillway rested on an embakment dam

This paper presents the investigation about the mechanism of internal erosion caused in the right abutment of the Shahghasem dam’s spillway. Shahghasem dam is an earthen dam located in Yasouj, in southwest of Iran. A significant hole and pipe have been observed in the corner of the right abutment fr...

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Autor: JOSE RAUL FLORES BERRONES
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Recursos:Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional del IMTA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.imta.mx:20.500.12013/1903
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Resumo:This paper presents the investigation about the mechanism of internal erosion caused in the right abutment of the Shahghasem dam’s spillway. Shahghasem dam is an earthen dam located in Yasouj, in southwest of Iran. A significant hole and pipe have been observed in the corner of the right abutment from upstream view. The foundation is Marlstone, which has low cohesion and susceptible for internal erosion and piping in some conditions. Going through details of the design maps has shown that Lane’s criteria for selecting safe dimensions of the seepage control measures have not been considered properly. A series of the supportive walls are designed to attach to the right part of the spillway in order to increase the length of seepage. The pipe route of the erosion should also be grouted with high quality concrete.