The objective of fibre optic sensing-based dam seepage monitoring is to provide complementary information to conventional seepage measurements by identifying the abnormal seepage locations. Different methods like analytical, electrical analogy and flownet (Ali, S., and Fardin, 2005; Abdullahi et al.

The detailed information, given every meter all along a dam, has been found to be especially useful on extended dams such as long tailings dams. It is common for the rate of seepage through a tailings embankment to be estimated on the basis of a conventional flow net analysis assuming steady seepage conditions.

This study was competent studied earth dams and species and its history and the factors influencing them and the other part of a study of the most important risks that affect earth dams (seepage through earth dams) and how to calculate the leak and Moreover an impervious seal is generally recommended against the upstream face of the dam to minimize seepage flow through the sand embankment. Seepage must be controlled to prevent the erosion of embankment or its foundation. cal solution for seepage through an earth dam, with pipe drainage, based on pervious foundation. 2000, and Casagranade, 1961) are used to … The seepage discharge per unit width through an with a pipe drainage,earth dam, was calculated using Nedrigy solution [5] as follows: 2 11 d 2 0.4 11 q h hT k LL T = … SEEP/W Example File: Seepage thru an earth embankment.docx (pdf) (gsz) Page 1 of 6 1 Introduction The objective of this example is look at a rather simple case of flow through an embankment dam. Internal erosion occurring at Federal (and non-Federal) embankment dams and levees poses a threat of failure and potential risk to public safety.

carries dam materials also along with it.