[HTML][HTML] Seepage characteristics of core rockfill dam foundation with double cutoff walls in deep overburden: A case study

Z Huang, Z Shen, L Xu, Y Sun, H Li, D Liu - Case Studies in Construction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Some high rockfill dams, built on deep overburden, utilize double concrete cutoff walls for
seepage control, thereby introducing increased complexity to seepage characteristics in the …

Modeling and analysis of cutoff wall performance beneath water structures by feed-forward neural network (FFNN)

R Alrowais, B Alwushayh, MT Bashir, BM Nasef… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cutoff walls are widely used to limit seepage, piping, and the uplift under hydraulic
structures. Therefore, this study focused on a numerical investigation of the hydraulic …

Seepage modeling approaches in the dam site and through the dam body: a review

K Misgana, M Meten - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2024 - Springer
Seepage flow through pervious media or formations is one of the causative factors for dam
failure. In order to reduce and control this problem, seepage modeling and analysis are very …

Phreatic seepage around a rectilinear cutoff wall: The Zhukovsky-Vedernikov-Polubarinova-Kochina dispute revisited

A Kacimov, Y Obnosov - Advances in Water Resources, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of steady 2-D potential Darcian flow from a flat-bottomed reservoir of a coffer or
other type of dam, separated from an empty tailwater by an impermeable vertical sheet …

Closed-form analytical solution for infinite-depth seepage below diversion dams considering the width of cutoff wall

SH Mojtahedi, MF Maghrebi - ISH Journal of Hydraulic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The problem of steady-state seepage flow underneath diversion dams on permeable soil of
infinite depth with a cutoff wall at the downstream end with a certain width has not been …

Numerical simulation using the finite element method to investigate the effect of internal cutoff walls on seepage and hydraulic gradients in homogeneous earth dams

M Haghdoost, E Lakzian, R Norouzi, J Abraham… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2023 - Springer
The seepage reduction in embankment dams is essential to their stability and safety. This
research aims to evaluate the effects of penetration depth (16, 18, 20, 22, 24 m), distance …

Appraisal seawater intrusion vulnerability for the Moghra coastal aquifer, Egypt–application of the GALDIT index, sensitivity analysis, and hydro-chemical indicators

SR Emara, AM Armanuos, A Shalby - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Moghra aquifer is being intensively exploited within a mega desert reclamation project
in Egypt. Due to the ongoing unprecedented overdraft, a drastic drawdown was observed in …

Hydraulic fracturing in cement mortar subjected to seepage-sulfate coupled attack under varying pH levels

L Xu, S Zhao, H Zhang, Z Shen, G Lei, L Li… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement-based structures are prone to hydraulic fracturing in acidic sulfate and seepage
environments, posing a significant safety threat to engineering projects. To investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of sheet piles' inclination angle, number, and distance on seepage through an earthfill dam

M Haghdoost, SM Sajjadi, J Ahadiyan… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current research deals with the effects of the inclination angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90,
105, 120, 135, and 150°) of a sheet pile, the number of sheet piles (1–6), and the distance …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling Seepage Flow Beneath Hydraulic Structures: Effects of Floor Openings and Sheet Pile Wall Cracks

M Farouk - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Using one opening (filter) within the floors of hydraulic structures is a known technique to
relieve the seepage effects on their floors. In this study, a new method to control seepage …