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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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<strong>Conduits</strong> <strong>through</strong> <strong>Embankment</strong> <strong>Dams</strong>Slopingchimney filterConduitImpervious coreGranular drain (surrounded by filter sand)to convey seepage to downstream toe.The exit details are not shown.Homogenousembankment damVerticalchimney filterConduitGranular drain (surrounded by filter sand)to convey seepage to downstream toe.The exit details are not shown.Figure 88.—Typical configurations for chimney filters used in thedesign of embankments with conduit penetration. A chimney filtermay be constructed either on a slope (top) or with a verticalconfiguration (bottom) within the embankment dam.dams require the same configuration of foundation drainage features shown infigure 89, but the design shown is a typical one.Some low hazard embankment dams may not include a chimney filter for the entirelength of the dam, if the following factors are present:• The embankment dam is constructed of soil(s) with a good resistance to bothinternal erosion and backward erosion piping. Particularly important is thatdispersive clays are not used in the construction.136

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