Resource
Design standards No. 13 : Embankment Dams. Chapter 8 - Seepage
Resource Type
Guidelines, Technical Manuals, Reference Books
Reference Title
Design standards No. 13 : Embankment Dams. Chapter 8 - Seepage
Organization/Agency
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Year
2014
Abstract/Additional Information
Update of the 1987 chapter. Revisions:
• Expanded discussion of seepage analysis principles and procedures
• Expanded discussion of seepage mitigation measures
• Revised discussion of seepage-related failure modes
• Provided discussion for seepage monitoring
• Provided discussion of key data for seepage evaluations
• Added discussion of SEEP/W analyses and example problems
• Provided illustrative considerations and examples of exit gradients and uplift pressures at the downstream toe of the embankment
