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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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ContentsFigures in the AppendicesNo.pageAppendix AA-1 Hand tamping embankment material next to an antiseep collar .......... A-5A-2 Internal erosion failure along a conduit with antiseep collars ............ A-5Appendix BB-1 Outflow of water at downstream end of outlet conduit during failure.Note flow from conduit itself and from the area adjacent to theconduit .....................................................B-2B-2 A view of upstream end of outlet conduit following failure. Noteformation of caverns immediately adjacent to seepage cutoff collars.These caverns extend to the downstream embankment toe ........... B-2B-3 Initial construction of embankment dam and outlet conduit (upstreamis to left). Note presence of antiseep collars surrounding conduit ...... B-3B-4 Initial construction. Note hand tampers being used to compact earthfilladjacent to outlet conduit ......................................B-3B-5 The upstream section of the 54-inch diameter CMP spillway conduitcompletely collapsed when the water level reached the elevation of theweirs on the inlet structure. Site personnel reported a “vortex” in thepool adjacent to the structure shortly before collapse . . . . . . .......... B-5B-6 The downstream section of the CMP spillway remained partially intact,but deep troughs were visible directly above each side of the conduit . . . B-7B-7 The spillway conduit and portions of the embankment soils werecarefully removed and documented during a forensic investigation about2 weeks after the failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................B-8B-8 Starting at the downstream end of the conduit, two large excavatorsremoved the majority of the earthfill under the watchful eyes of State andlocal officials, geotechnical engineers, surveyors, lawyers and the pipemanufacture .................................................B-8B-9 When the “hugger band” at the most downstream conduit joint wasremoved, the o-ring gasket was found to have been displaced. Inaddition, debris from the pool was found under the band, indicating thatwater may have flowed unrestricted along the outside of the conduitfrom the pool and into the joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................B-9B-10 The presence of undisturbed foundation soils confirmed that theconduit was placed in a trench with nearly vertical sides, making itxxv

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