<p>The presence of water has a major influence on the design of soil structures as it reduces the effective stresses and hence shear resistance, and applies seepage forces in case of flow. This key topic is well known to every geotechnical engineer and the ...

<p>Filters in embaknment dams are composed of specifically-designed entities (zones) of coarser-grained soils placed at specifically-targeted locations within or adjacent to the dam structure. Filters are designed and constructed to achieve specific goals ...

<p>This technical note is intended to provide practical guidance for use by dam owners and engineers for the design and construction of chimney filter and drainage features for embankment dams, particularly small embankment dams. This technical note is not ...

<p>The vulnerability to internal erosion of a 100-year old typical British embankment dam without filters has been examined using seven methods. Four assessed the potential of the shoulder fill, a low permeability till, to act as a filter and prevent erosion ...

<p>Embankment dams comprising broadly graded materials of glacial origin in the impervious core (base soil) and protective filter have in the past been identified as being prone to develop sinkholes more frequent than dams composed of materials of other origin. ...

<p>In this study the behaviour of an uplow anaerobic sludge bed filter (UBF) and an upflow anaerobic filter (UAF) treating a landfill leachate was investigated.</p>