Mansour Parvizi

Assistant Professor, Civil Eng Dept, Faculty of Engineering, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran

[ 1 ] - Internal erosion under spillway rested on an embankment dam

In this paper we investigate the mechanism of internal erosion caused in the right abutment of the Shahghasem dam’s spillway. Shahghasem dam is an earthen dam located in Yasouj, in southwest of Iran. A significant hole and pipe have been observed in the corner of the right abutment from upstream view. The foundation is Marlstone, which has low cohesion and susceptible for internal erosion and p...