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embankment dam failure: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

the breach of earth and rockfill dams, most often through overtopping or internal erosion and piping, as documented in historical failure statistics.

In geotechnical engineering, embankment dam failure refers to the breach of earth and rockfill dams, most often through overtopping or internal erosion and piping, as documented in historical failure statistics. This meaning comes from Foster (2000) in Canadian Geotechnical Journal.[1]

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References

Foster, M., Fell, R., & Spannagle, M. (2000). The statistics of embankment dam failures and accidents. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 37(5), 1000-1024. https://doi.org/10.1139/t00-030

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