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    This document discusses different types of internal erosion problems that can occur in piping systems. It identifies six main types: classical piping, progressive erosion, blowout/heave/uplift, scour, suffusion, and liquefaction. For each type, it provides a brief description of the failure mechanism and contributing factors. It also groups the different failure modes into three main categories: internal erosion through the embankment, from the embankment into the foundation, and through the foundation.

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    This document discusses different types of internal erosion problems that can occur in piping systems. It identifies six main types: classical piping, progressive erosion, blowout/heave/uplift, scour, suffusion, and liquefaction. For each type, it provides a brief description of the failure mechanism and contributing factors. It also groups the different failure modes into three main categories: internal erosion through the embankment, from the embankment into the foundation, and through the foundation.

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    Piping

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    Shahnawaz Zardari
    This document discusses different types of internal erosion problems that can occur in piping systems. It identifies six main types: classical piping, progressive erosion, blowout/heave/uplift, scour, suffusion, and liquefaction. For each type, it provides a brief description of the failure mechanism and contributing factors. It also groups the different failure modes into three main categories: internal erosion through the embankment, from the embankment into the foundation, and through the foundation.

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    Piping

    Types of Internal Erosion Problems

    • Classical Piping (“roofing”)

    • Progressive Erosion

    • Blowout (heave, uplift)

    • Scour

    • Suffusion (internal instability)

    Piping

    • Subsurface erosion conveyed through an open “pipe” in soil under a roof of natural or manmade
    materials.

    • Required Conditions – Flow path/source of water – Unprotected exit – Erodible material in flow path –
    Material to support a roof is present

    Progressive Erosion

    • Particles are removed to form a temporary void, the void grows until a roof is no longer stable and
    material collapses into the void, temporarily stopping pipe development. Failure results when the
    mechanism repeats itself until the core is breached or the downstream slope is over-steepened to the
    point of instability.

    Uplift, Blowout, Heave

    • Result of excessive uplift pressures

    • Usually occurs near an overlying impervious boundary at d/s toe

    • Blowout = breach of the impervious boundary

    • Can lead to instability

    • Can be the initiating event for a piping mechanism

    • Typically occurs upon first filling or when reservoir reaches historic high

    Scour

    • Failure as the result of loss of material from an erosional surface (crack through a dam,
    dam/foundation contact, downstream toe).

    • Could be rapid, or prolonged and gradual.

    • Erosion results in loss of reservoir through the eroded area.


    Suffusion

    • Failure as the result of the “finer fraction” of a soil eroding through the “coarser fraction”.

    • Leaves behind a coarser soil skeleton.

    • If suffusion occurs in a filter or transition material, the material left behind will be less compatible with
    core.

    Three General Groups of Failure Modes

    • Note that these are “types” of failure modes, and definitely not sufficient to consider as “descriptions”
    of failure modes

    • Internal erosion (piping) through embankment

    Three Groups of Failure Modes • Internal erosion (piping) through embankment • Internal erosion
    (piping) from embankment into foundation
    Three Groups of Failure Modes • Internal erosion (piping) through embankment • Internal erosion
    (piping) from embankment into foundation • Internal erosion (piping) through foundation

    Liquefication
    Liquefaction takes place when loosely packed, water-logged sediments at or near the ground
    surface lose their strength in response to strong ground shaking. Liquefaction occurring beneath
    canals and other hydraulic structures can cause major damage during earthquakes.

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