Time History Evaluation of Piezometers for Seepage Characterization of Levees and Earth Dams : Agenda

July 8, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Agenda: 

  • Quick History of Seepage Failures
  • Basics of Seepage theory in terms of graphics
  • Concept of Flow nets
  • How to draw flow net - It's simple but it’s critical
  • Seepage representation for dams/levees and the generalization
  • The LP, RP, and PR plots standardization concept
  • Showing how the location of the piezometer in a dam/levee cross-section influences the plots
  • Showing how geologic features in LP plots will influence RP and PR plots
  • Plotting measured time-history piezometric data on RP and PR plots
  • Showing how backward erosion is reflected in RP and PR plots