The Piping Failure Mechanism of a Loess Dam: The 2021 Dam Break of the Yang Village Reservoir in China
The construction of a reservoir on a large-thickness collapsible loess cover will significantly increase the occurrence of dam break disasters. The main reason may be that although the gradation of loess particle is not uniform. The clay content is less than 10%. Piping channels easily form under th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.892179/full |