Seepage monitoring in embankment dams

Internal erosion, which is one of the major reasons forembankment dam failure, causes an increased seepage flow due toloss of fines. A seepage measuring system is therefore a vitalpart of an embankment dam’s monitoring system. Manyexisting seepage monitoring systems are not however sensitiveenough t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johansson, Sam
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: KTH, Anläggning och miljö 1997
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-2477
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