<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>Thousands of registered large concrete and embankment dams have now more than five decades of operation and age related problems. Structural safety condition assessment is the main aim of dam monitoring activities and a concern for authorities. Laser scanners ...

<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>The main concern when designing or analysing embankment dams is usually their stability. However, assessing their deformation is also important. This paper describes the recent use of advanced numerical analysis to predict the latter. Examples of its use ...

<p>In a series of twelve separate geotechnical centrifuge physical modeling tests, seismic behavior of a zoned earth dam with saturated sandy soil foundation was studied under moderate earthquake conditions. Soil response during and after shaking was monitored ...

<p>An extensive review of case histories of embankment dam behavior during earthquake was undertaken after several major embankment dams were severely shaken by the 1990 Philippines earthquake. The objectives of the study, which continues to date, were to ...