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Embankment Piping – Another problem with earthen dams.

Embankment Piping – Another problem with earthen dams.
Earthen Embankment Piping Explained The main issues with trees on Earthen Dams is Piping..or the allowance of water to escape the dam through a subterranean flow created by voids from old, dead tree roots or poor soil compaction. Piping brings the Phreatic line to the surface and is the start of an embankment breach https://youtu.be/PC58mGG55io
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Minutes from Canal Corporation Embankment Restoration 2017 Meeting in Brockport

Minutes from Canal Corporation Embankment Restoration 2017 Meeting in Brockport
Brockport had a meeting on the Embankment Rehabilitation They posted the Q & A online on their Village Website Many questions have been posted from the Brockport Public Information meeting held to discuss Embankment clearing & Restoration.There were some interesting questions asked here, with really constructive answers. I found it a very good read for…
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Engineering Maps of vegetation removal locations along the Erie Canal

Engineering Maps of vegetation removal locations along the Erie Canal
Here's where all of the original MAPS from Rizzo Engineering are located... These are from the first Earthen Embankment Restoration Project that the NYS Canal Corporation started... and run from Lockport to Brockport. Three towns stopped progress east. EERP Project Vegetation Removal Maps   Now the Erie Canal Embankment Clearing works enters it's next phase...…
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Information on Internal Erosion & Piping on Embankment Dams

Information on Internal Erosion & Piping on Embankment Dams
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Internal Erosion & Piping on Earthen Embankment Dams has one of the best looks at understanding the issue of dam leaking from piping or erosion. Federal Energy Commission on Engineering Guidelines Risk-Informed Decision Making This document demonstrates the complexity of diagnosing problems with earthen embankment dams. Here is an excerpt.…
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