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downstream part of the embankment may lead to circular rupture of this face, especially in<br />

case of a steep slope.<br />

Instability of upstream slope often occurs after a rapid drawdown of the reservoir, when<br />

permeability of the material is too low to allow dissipation of pore pressure (Fig. 3.10).<br />

Fig. 3.10 – Sliding of upstream slope of a homogeneous embankment dam after rapid<br />

drawdown (France)<br />

3.4 REFERENCES<br />

[1] PURKEYPILE, D.; SAMUELSON, W. D. (2007) - “Historical Dam Failure in Texas”,<br />

Annual Conference ASDSO, Austin, Texas, USA.<br />

[2] FELL, R. and FRY, J.J. (2007). The state of the art of assessing the likelihood of internal<br />

erosion of embankment dams, water retaining structures and their foundations. In<br />

Internal Erosion of Dams and their Foundations. Editors R.Fell and J.J Fry. Taylor and<br />

Francis, London. 1-24.<br />

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