Abstract: Suffusion is the process by which finer soil particles are moved through constrictions between larger soil particles by seepage forces. Soils susceptible to suffusion are described as internally unstable. This technical ...

Abstract: The slot erosion test and the hole erosion test have been developed to study the erosion characteristics of soil in cracks in embankment dams. The erosion characteristics are described by the erosion rate index, which ...

Abstract: A method is presented for the approximate estimation of the time for progression of internal erosion and piping, and development of a breach leading to failure in embankment dams and their foundations. The method accounts ...