Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers · 1935 · 154 citations · 0 references
Geotechnical EngineeringSmaller Seepage DistancesEarthquake EngineeringEngineeringEarth FoundationsGeotechnical ProblemFoundation EngineeringMasonry DamsCivil EngineeringDam FoundationPercolation PathGeomechanicsEmbankment DamUnderground ConstructionEngineering GeologyConstruction EngineeringStructural Engineering
This paper gives the results of, an investigation of more than two hundred masonry dams with various kinds of earth foundation, to determine the length of the percolation path necessary to prevent failure from under-seepage or piping. Based on this study, a new method of analysis of such structures has been developed, which generally permits the use of smaller seepage distances than are ordinarily considered to be safe.