Tailings dams, due to methods and materials used in their construction are vulnerable structures to earthquake. In many cases storage of water over tailings is required to prevent aerial pollution or reduction in water consumption by the means of a recycling system, therefore failure of these kinds of dams not only induce affects similar to conventional water dams, but also may lead to irrevers...

Computational modeling plays a significant role in the design of rockfill dams. Various constitutive soil parameters are used to such models, which often involve high uncertainties due complex structure dams comprising various zones different parameters. This study performs an uncertainty analysis and global sensitivity assess effect on behavior dam. A Finite Element code (Plaxis) is utilized f...

A constant head permeability test of the coarse-grained soil an earth-rockfill dam was carried out and gradation tested determined based on continuous equation. Based results, empirical formula coefficient considering influence established. The can be used to assess with respect area under curve. applicability verified results from other studies. It found that suitable for soil. This paper prov...

Dams are one of the most important water structures built to meet vital needs people such as irrigation and energy. It is great importance examine seismic safety dams. In addition, it investigate interaction behavior dams due bodies dams, reservoir water, foundation being in constant interaction. Therefore, this study, clay core rockfill (CCR) investigated by considering dam-foundation-reservoi...

This paper presents the results of an extensive laboratory set tests aimed to study failure downstream shoulder highly permeable rockfill subjected overflow. The experimental research comprised testing 114 physical models by varying following elements: (i) median size uniform gravels (7 45 mm); (ii) configuration dam, i.e., upstream and shoulders crest or just shoulder; (iii) dam height (from 0...