SMALL DAMS PETITS BARRAGES
SMALL DAMS PETITS BARRAGES
SMALL DAMS PETITS BARRAGES
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and suffusion or internal instability, which may occur in gap-graded materials<br />
where the soil fabric is such that small particles can be eroded out between<br />
larger particles.<br />
In any case, internal erosion is due to non controlled seepage through the embankment,<br />
through the foundation or at a transition between the embankment (or foundation) and a rigid<br />
structure (spillway, bottom outlet, etc).<br />
Illustrations are given with the following pictures.<br />
Fig. 3.6 - Cavern in the dam body as a result of wooden bottom outlet decay and internal<br />
erosion (Czech Republic)<br />
Fig. 3.7 – A sinkhole above failed bottom outlet concrete pipes, in a small dam.<br />
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