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Piping Failure

Piping Failure is a geotechnical phenomenon in which seepage forces induce the progressive erosion of fine soil particles through a preferential flow path, leading to the formation of internal channels and potential structural collapse within a foundation or embankment.

107

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4.3K

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262

Authors

106

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

34

Variants

Internal Erosion Failure

Parents

Publications

107

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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A method for assessing the relative likelihood of failure of embankment dams by piping

Mark Foster, Robin Fell, Matt Spannagle · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2000 · 157 citations

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Security from Under-Seepage-Masonry Dams on Earth Foundations

E. W. Lane · Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers · 1935 · 156 citations

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Experimental investigation of initiation of backward erosion piping in soils

Kevin S. Richards, Krishna R. Reddy · Géotechnique · 2012 · 155 citations

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Authors

262

  1. VV
    Vera van Beek

    Deltares, Netherlands

    8 publications · 394 citations

    8

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  2. AB
    Adam Bezuijen

    Ghent University, Belgium

    7 publications · 259 citations

    7

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  3. IN
    Izumi Nakamura

    National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan

    6 publications · 86 citations

    6

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  4. AO
    Akihito Otani

    IHI Corporation (Japan), Japan

    5 publications · 75 citations

    5

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  5. MS
    Masaki SHIRATORI

    Yokohama National University, Japan

    4 publications · 65 citations

    4

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1–5 of 262

Institutions

106

  1. Deltares

    Delft, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. IHI Corporation (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    125 citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    352 citations

  4. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    614 citations

  5. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

    Tsukuba, Japan

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    86 citations

  6. Yokohama National University

    Yokohama, Japan

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    111 citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    973 citations

  8. Hohai University

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    116 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology

    8 publications · 159 citations

    8

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  2. 7

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  3. Géotechnique

    6 publications · 353 citations

    6

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  4. 5

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  5. Canadian Geotechnical Journal

    4 publications · 203 citations

    4

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