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Seepage Detection and Monitoring
John W. France, PE, D.GE, D.WREJWF Consulting LLC
Maryland Dam Safety Training14 November 2018
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Presentation Outline
• Failure and incident (accident) statistics• Internal erosion mechanisms and pathways• Methods for identifying seepage concerns• Two examples (if time allows)
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ICOLD Embankment Dam FailureStatistics
FailureMechanism Erosion Embankment Sliding
Mode of Failure:ExternalErosion
(Overtopping)
InternalErosion
StaticInstability
SeismicInstability
% Over theWorld: 48% 46% 4% 2%
% Over theWorld: 94% 6%
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ICOLD StatisticsMode of Failure No of Cases % Failures
(where known)Inadequate spillway capacity 46 36Malfunction of gate 16 12Subtotal overtopping & appurtenant failures 62 48
Internal erosion through embankment 39 30Internal erosion through foundation 19 15Internal erosion from embankment into foundation 2 1.5
Subtotal internal erosion(1) 59 46.5Downstream slides 6 5Upstream slides 1 1Subtotal slides 7 6Earthquake/liquefaction 2 1.5Unknown mode 8Total no. of failures (1) 136Total no. of failures (where mode of failure known) 128
No of embankment dams 11192Notes: 1) Subtotals and totals do not necessarily sum to 100% as some failures were
classified as multiple modes of failure. 4
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Observations During Internal ErosionIncidents
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Increase in leakage
Muddy leakage
Sinkholes
Settlements
Cracking
Whirlpool in reservoir
Increase in pore pressures
No warning signs observed
Unknown
No. of Cases
Failures
Accidents
51 failure cases102 accident cases
UNSW
5
3%
43%
41%
47%24%
24%
17%
7%
3%
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Internal Erosion Mechanismsand Pathways
• Best Overview References– Internal Erosion of Existing Dams, Levees And
Dikes, And Their Foundations, Bulletin 164, ICOLD(2015)
– Best Practices in Dam and Levee Safety RiskAnalysis, Chapter IV-4, Internal Erosion Risks forEmbankments and Foundation, Bureau ofReclamation, U.S. Corps of Engineers, (2015)https://www.usbr.gov/ssle/damsafety/risk/BestPractices/Chapters/IV-4-20150617.pdf
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Internal Erosion Mechanisms
• Concentrated Leak Erosion
• Backward Erosion Piping (BEP)
• Contact Erosion
• Suffusion/Suffosion
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Internal Erosion Pathways
• IE Through Embankment
• IE Through Foundation
• IE of Embankment Into Foundation
• IE Along/Into/Out Of Embedded Structures, suchas Spillway Walls and Outlet Conduits
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Above as defined in ICOLD Bulletin 164, InternalErosion of Existing Dams, Levees, and Dikes, 2015;definitions in other publications may vary
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Concentrated Leak Erosion
• Erosion along sides of an opening (crack). Erosioninitiates if hydraulic shear stress > critical shear stressof the soil. 9
TRANSPORT OFPARTICLES
PARTICLEDETACHMENT
Adapted from slide by Robin Fell, UNSW
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BackwardErosion Piping
• Detachment/erosionof particles at exit ofseepage path(s)
• Usually occurs innon-plastic soils
• Two kinds of BEP:– BEP beneath a roof– Global BEP
(Unraveling orStoping)
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Contact Erosion
• Coarse material incontact with finermaterial
• Flow path is parallel(along) the interface ofthe different materials
• Flow through the morepervious coarse materialscours or erodes thefiner material
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Contact Erosion
From Béguin et al 2009
• Flow through morepervious coarsematerial scours orerodes finer material
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Suffusion/ Suffosion
• Internal instability
• Finer soil particles eroded from within matrixof coarser soil particles
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Suffusion – Point-to Point Contact Suffosion – No Point-to Point Contact13
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Internally Unstable Soils
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Concentrated LeakErosion:
IE Through Embankment
BEP:
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IE Through FoundationBEP:
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BEP (horizontal exit most dangerous):
IE Through Foundation
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IE of Embankment Into Foundation
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Concentrated LeakErosion:
BEP:
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IE Along OutletConduit
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IE Into or Out of Outlet Conduit
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Filters are a Defense AgainstIE Mechanisms
• Filters can arrestalmost all IEmechanisms / failuremodes
• Exception may be IEthrough largeopenings in rock
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Eroded Soil in CrackCaught by Filter
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Seepage Detection
• Visual inspection/observation• Monitoring instruments
– Flow measurement– Piezometers
• Water properties– Turbidity measurements– Temperature studies– Chemistry studies
• Non-intrusive investigations
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Inspection versus Monitoring
Visual inspection tells you very little about what is inside the dam,but usually provides the first indicator of adverse performance24
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Seepage Detection
• Developing seepage failure modes are most oftenfirst detected with visual clues:– New or increased seepage discharge– Muddy or discolored seepage– Sand boils, blowouts– Sinkholes or settlement
• Instruments and measurements can also assist indetection, but are no substitute for visualobservation
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Visual Observation• First line of defense• Look for changes• Both trained and
untrained eyes
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Early Signs of Piping
• Wet spots or flowing seepage on downstream slopes orabutment areas of the dam. May be turbid, but not allthe time – episodic.
• Sand boils or excessive seepage at or beyond thedownstream toe of the dam.
• When early signs of seepage appear, it is always good tostart some type of monitoring or way to determinechanges in flow, turbidity, or sediment discharge
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• Visual observations provide clues as to what IEfailure mode may be developing
Visual Observations
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Items forVisualObservation
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Visual Observation• Saturated ground• Wetlands
• Willows• Staining
Reference: FEMA, Dam Safety: Seepage Monitoring, 2015
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Visual Observations
• New/increasing seepageand sediment deposition
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Visually Estimating Seepage DischargeVolumes
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Sinkfaucet ~2-5 gpm
Garden hose~ 10-20 gpm
4” Pipe ~ 100-200 gpm
Fire hose/hydrant ~500-800 gpm
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Visual Observations
• Cloudy discharge• Pluming
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Beginning of Piping –Sand Boil Example
Sand boils just beyond downstream toe of embankment withsubstantial seepage through the foundation collecting along thedownstream area. No drain to intercept seepage.
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Visual Observations
• Sinkholes• Depressions• Reservoir whirlpools or
vortices
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Visual Observation• Boils• Settlement• Sinkholes
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Visual Observations• Sand boils
- Often slightly submerged on downstream toe- Detectable by water ripples (a)- May start as very small deposit (b)- Often sandbagged to help limit progression (c)
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Visual Observations
• Sand boils
4-ft-diameter sand boil atdownstream toe of dam
Actively piping sand boil atdownstream toe of dam
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Visual Observations
• Blowouts
Rupture ofconfining layerat downstreamtoe of dam
Sanddeposit/flowout of rupture
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Visual Observation• Use Visual Markers to help detect change
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Flow Measurement
• Type of Flow Measuring Devices:–Weirs–Flumes–Flowmeters
• Purpose:– Measure seepage– Monitor turbidity / sediment transport
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Seepage Weirs and FlumesWeirs
Reference: FEMA, Dam Safety: An Owner’s Guidance Manual, 1987
Note lack of sediment trapand lack of enclosure.
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
Parshall flume
Reference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
Inspection wellinstallation
Reference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation andMeasurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
outlet
weir
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
• Sediment monitoring
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Seepage Weirs and Flumes
Bucket and stopwatch
Reference: FEMA, Dam Safety: Seepage Monitoring, 2015
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Flow: Time vs. Reading Plot
Reference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
Time
Rea
ding
Monthly Volume
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Flow: Time vs. Reading Plot
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Toe Drain Flow Meters
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Flow: Non-linear Flow Behavior
Change in flow ratearound reservoirelevation 406 ft
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Flow: Data EvaluationThings to consider
– Reservoir elevation and its variation– Precipitation– Seasonal changes– Time
Instrumentation data does not replace visualobservations; it supplements those observations
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Piezometers
• Purposes– Piezometric levels in embankment and foundation– Phreatic surface in embankment– Gradient estimation– Provides means for measuring response times– Trends can be used for extrapolation of
piezometric performance (with apropriatecaution)
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Piezometers
• Types– Stand pipes– Porous tube– Hydraulic (old technology)– Pneumatic (old technology)– Vibrating wire (including grouted-in piezometers)
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Isolated vs. Non-isolatedPiezometers
Reference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
SensingInterval
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Isolated vs. Non-isolatedPiezometers
GravellGravelly Sand
Sandy Clay
Sand
Gravelly Clay
Correct Incorrect
These two piezometersmeasure pressures in twodistinct strata.
What pressure does thispiezometer measure?
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Vibrating Wire Piezometers• Positives
– Very responsive– Remotely accessible– Provide automatic, real-time readings– More data at less cost
• Negatives or Cautions– Subject to sensor failure, but generally pretty reliable– Sensitive to installation technique and calibration– Maintenance of transducers and power supply– Electromagnetic interference– Changes in temperature of both the ambient air and the
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Grouted VWPs
• Positives– Less expensive
• Negatives or Cautions– Need to use correct grout mix– Prevents replacement, recalibration, and manual
readings for data verification– Can cause initial pressure that may not dissipate
(anomalous readings)– Careful if transducer is near a material boundary
with significant permeability difference
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Piezometers
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Piezometers
Example data plot
Reference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
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Actual Data Plot: Time vs. Reading
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Reservoir Level
Rese
rvoir
Leve
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Wate
r Lev
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Instruments
Interval = 1206’
Interval = 1222’
Interval = 1186’
Date
Actual Data Plot: Time vs. Reading
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Actual Data Plot:Reservoir Level vs. Reading
RESERVOIR
Beforeadditionof reliefwells
RE
AD
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After additionof relief wells
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Piezometer Responsiveness to Pool Changes c/o Kathryn White USACE-SWT
Not Very Responsive
Reservoir Level
Very Responsive
Reservoir Level
Rea
ding
Read
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Piezometer Response
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Interpretation of Reservoir Levelvs. Reading Plots
• Data are hysteretic?• How are data extrapolated to reservoir levels
not experienced?– Caution is appropriate in extrapolation
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Water Properties
• Turbidity Monitors– Very sensitive devices; careful interpretation
needed
• Chemical Properties– Can be compared to reservoir or groundwater to
determine source
• Temperature– Response to changes in reservoir temperatures
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Chemistry• Sample at locations of opportunity
– Reservoir– Piezometers– Wells– Seepage Locations– etc.
• Create Stiff Diagrams
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Chemistry
• For each sample, determine the concentrationof select cations and anions.
Available from standard water chemistry tests
• Plot the data (Stiff Diagram)
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Chemistry
ChemicalSignatures
Sample 1 Sample 2
Sample 3 Sample 4
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By comparisonof water
constituents,seepage
pathways canbe deduced.
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Temperature
• Reservoir Temperature Varies
• Groundwater Temperature Varies
• Data is collected from reservoir, ponds,seepage locations, piezometers, inclinometers,etc.
• Temperature variation allows for potentialidentification of seepage paths
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Temperature
36°39°39°
68°
40°
46°
Winter Summer
Thermal Stratification and Seasonal Variation
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Temperature
Pervious layer
Semi-pervious layer
Winter
36°39° 38°
42°
Rock
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Temperature
Rock
Pervious layer
Semi-pervious layer
Summer
68°46° 60°
48°
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Temperature
Pervious layer
Readings taken at one foot intervalsT
T
Rock
Semi-pervious layer
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Non-Intrusive Methods
• Self-potential• Resistivity• Electro magnetic• Proprietary methods – e.g. Willowstick• Dye tracing
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Automated Data AcquisitionSystems (ADAS)
ADAS schematicReference: ASCE, Guidelines for Instrumentation andMeasurement for Monitoring Dam Performance, 2000
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Automated Data AcquisitionSystems (ADAS)
Photo c/o Kathryn White USACE SWT
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Automated Data AcquisitionSystems (ADAS)
Advantages Disadvantages
• Frequent data collection• Collection and evaluation of
data at remote location• “Real time” data evaluation
at any time• Efficient data collection
• Maintenance cost• Interruptions due to
weather or lost power• Challenges assessing
potential false readings• Potential complacency
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Automated Data AcquisitionSystems (ADAS)
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Data Evaluation
• Detecting changes and trends– Gradual changes– Abrupt changes– Trend analysis
• Compare to established “normal” readingsand/or design or analysis expectations
• Data validation
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Solving the Mystery:Data Gathering
• Original Design– Configuration (abutment shape, core width, filters)– Foundation treatment/excavation– Grouting (Deep enough? Vertical instead of inclined?)
• Construction records/photos• Modifications• Past performance records• Geotechnical studies• Data gaps? Is investigation warranted? If so - BE
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How Big of a Problem is it?
• Review failure modes and then ask questions:– What are the potential paths associated with the
observed seepage?• Along contact? Conduit? Embankment defect?
– Are there filters? Era of construction– Is foundation likely pressurized?– Are there likely erodible materials?– Does seepage respond to reservoir level? How
quickly?– How easily monitored? How easy is response?
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Case Histories
• Seepage / internal erosion incident withsuccessful intervention:- AV Watkins Dam, UT
• Seepage / internal erosion incident withunsuccessful intervention:- Big Bay Lake Dam, MS
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South DrainSouth Drain
North MarinaNorth Marina
A.V. Watkins DamA.V. Watkins Dam
South MarinaSouth Marina
Willard CanalWillard Canal
Incident AreaIncident Area
A.V. Watkins Dam
Feed LotFeed Lot
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
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Detection and Notification
• Monday, November 13, 2006– Feedlot operator saw seepage color change and
notified district– District visited dam– About 1:00PM Reclamation staff left for the dam
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• Significant sedimentdeposition in SouthDrain
Sediment Transport
Actively PipingSand Boil
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Observed Conditions – 11/13/06
• Concentrated seepage discharging 500 to 1000 gpm• Upstream sinkholes• Downstream sand boils, sinkholes and slope failure
Sediment Deposition(sand eroded from foundation
through boils)
Sloughing
DownstreamEmbankment
Slope
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Seven sand boils at thedownstream toe,Seven sand boils at thedownstream toe,
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Sand accumulated nearsand boilsSand accumulated nearsand boils
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Numerous sinkholes betweenthe d/s toe and the south drainNumerous sinkholes betweenthe d/s toe and the south drain
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SlopeInstability
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Piping Channel under Hard Pan
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A.V. Watkins Dam-Emergency Response
• Declared EAP Response Level 1
• Stationed equipment on west dam (LOWhazard section)
• Filter/drain materials and equipment
• Lighting
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Typical SoutheastEmbankment Cross-Section
Soft Clay
• Quick conditions noted during first filling in 1964 atreservoir El. 4221- Installed toe drain 15 ft from downstream toe, ~5 ft deep
InstalledBefore Dam
Construction
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• IE Through Foundation (failure in progress)- Horizontal exit
A.V. Watkins DamFailure Mode Illustration
NOT TO SCALE
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Emergency Response
• Lowered reservoir• Mobilized sand and gravel materials and
equipment to site• Attempt to place downstream filter blanket using
sand failsà sand washes away• Constructed thick 75 ft by 100 ft downstream
filter and stability berm over seeps atembankment toe and up downstream face- Still 100 to 200 gpm cloudy seepage discharge
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Response Time is Critical –Work at Night at A.V. Watkins Dam
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Downstream Filter and Stability Berm
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Mobilize more material for upstream berm
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Emergency Response
• Constructed largeupstream berm (“chokefilter”) at sinkholes tocutoff seepageentrances
• Dam stabilizedNovember 18, 2006 (5days after incident)
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Big Bay Lake Dam
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• Seepage / internal erosion incident resultingin dam breach
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Embankment Cross-Sectionat Outlet Conduit
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• Dam breach centered on outlet conduit
Bay Creek Basin Alluvium – Loose to very dense sand,with silty and clayey sand interbeds
(Permeability ranges from 1x10-4 to 5x10-6 cm/sec)
Older Cohesive Deposits(Permeability < 1x10-7 cm/sec)
~ El. 200
Native Clayey SandEmbankment
(Avg. Permeability:1x10-3 cm/sec)
Native Clayey SandEmbankment
(Avg. Permeability:1x10-3 cm/sec)
Clayey Sand andBentonite Modified Soil
Core/Cutoff Wall(Avg. Permeability:
1x10-6 cm/sec)
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Embankment Plan
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• Failure initiation point
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Day Before Incident –March 11, 2004
• Local resident sees ‘mud’ flowing from drain pipein outlet conduit wing wall
• Verified by maintenance person who callsengineer and departs
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Day of Incident –March 12, 2004
• 9:30 amà Engineer observes ‘muddy’ pipe flow,½-inch-diameter seep west of pipe outlet withestimated flow rate of ½ to 1 gpm, and ‘muddydiscoloration’ in riprap basin
• 11:00 amà Engineer performs dam inspectionand departs
• 11:45 amàMaintenance person observesincrease in pipe flow, notifies engineer, and leavesfor lunch
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Day of Incident –March 12, 2004
• 12:15 pmàMaintenance person returns to site,observes muddy seepage spraying 30 to 40 ft intoair from area 20 to 30 ft southwest of pipe outlet,and calls engineer
• 12:20 pmà Engineer returns to site and observesseep spouting 2 to 3 ft into air with flow diameterof 18 in.
• 12:25 pmà Erosion rapidly progresses upstream,resulting in breach
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Sinkhole on Upstream Face
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Dam Breach
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Big Bay Lake DamFailure Mode
• Failure mode never conclusively established• Potential causes of failure:- Defects in outlet conduit (IE Into Outlet Conduit)- Inadequate core/cutoff- Inadequate filter/drain system- Highly erodible embankment and foundation soils
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Warning Signs• Seepage on downstream face• Significant seepage through
cracks in conduit• Seepage around conduit outlet• Sediment in outlet basin• Sinkhole on downstream face• Changes in toe drain seepage
flow rates
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Sinkhole on downstream face
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Lessons Learned
• Human factors (the need to understand andrespond to important warning signs) play a keyrole in dam failure.
• Don’t leave the site unattended if situation hasnot stabilized – even at night.
• Proper surveillance, monitoring, andmaintenance can provide early detection andintervention (emergency response).
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