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Piping

Piping is a geomechanical failure process in dam geology wherein seepage-induced erosion progressively removes soil particles from within or beneath a dam structure, leading to the formation of internal channels and potential structural collapse.

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26.7K

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2.2K

Authors

738

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Publications per year

2017–2026

178

Variants

Subsurface Erosion

Parents

Publications

793

Critical appraisal of piping phenomena in earth dams

Kevin S. Richards, Krishna R. Reddy · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment · 2007 · 387 citations

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Time for Development of Internal Erosion and Piping in Embankment Dams

Robin Fell, Chi Fai Wan, John Cyganiewicz et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2003 · 354 citations

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Subsurface erosion by soil piping: significance and research needs

Anita Bernatek‐Jakiel, Jean Poesen · Earth-Science Reviews · 2018 · 241 citations · Full text

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Seepage forces and confining pressure effects on piping erosion

S S Tomlinson, Y. P. Vaid · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2000 · 206 citations · Full text

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The significance of soil piping processes: inventory and prospect

Rorke B. Bryan, J. A. A. Jones · Geomorphology · 1997 · 201 citations

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Authors

2.2K

  1. JD
    James D. Fraser

    Virginia Tech, United States

    9 publications · 280 citations

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  2. DH
    Daniel H. Catlin

    Virginia Tech, United States

    8 publications · 267 citations

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  3. VV
    Vera van Beek

    Deltares, Netherlands

    8 publications · 288 citations

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  4. IN
    Izumi Nakamura

    National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan

    7 publications · 99 citations

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  5. MH
    M. Hanif Chaudhry

    University of South Carolina, United States

    6 publications · 373 citations

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Institutions

738

  1. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    10 h-index

    51 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Deltares

    Delft, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    778 citations

  3. Battelle

    Columbus, United States

    10 h-index

    42 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

    Mumbai, India

    10 h-index

    33 publications

    918 citations

  5. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    919 citations

  6. IHI Corporation (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    218 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    572 citations

  8. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    955 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology

    54 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. 18

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  3. Nuclear Engineering and Design

    17 publications · 544 citations

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  5. Journal of Fluids Engineering

    12 publications · 828 citations

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