Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
Maximum failures of earthen dams have occurred due to
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Choose the correct answer
A
erosion caused by burrowing animals
B
piping under excessive hydraulic gradient
C
overtopping caused by insufficient spillway capacity
D
sloughing of downstream slope
Correct Answer
B. piping under excessive hydraulic gradient
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Many earth-dam failures are caused by piping/internal erosion under seepage gradients
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