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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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Appendix B—Case HistoriesFigure B-28.—Seepage flow at the downstream end of the spillwayappeared to be boiling. Attempts to create a sandbag weir around the boilto reduce leakage under the spillway were unsuccessful.Lessons learnedAvoid constructing conduits on piles, because the conduit may become undermined,allowing uncontrolled seepage to occur under it.ReferenceMaryland Dam Safety Division, dam file No. 158B-29

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