Development of cities and villages, agricultural farms and industrial regions in abutment and/or in the course of streams and rivers or in prone flood lands has been caused more notations in hydrology problems and city planning topics. In order to protection of cities against of flood damages, embankment construction is a desired and scientific method. The cities that located in arid zones may ...

A computational methodology dedicated to embankment dam performance assessment has been designed and implemented. The model’s inputs are the whole set of available information and data: visual observations, monitoring measurements, calculated data and documents related to design and construction processes. Firstly, a formal grid is proposed to structure the inputs. It is composed of six fields:...

Abstract—Cavities are frequently found beneath conduits on pile foundations in old embankments. Cavity reduces seepage length significantly and consequently causes piping failure of embankments. Case studies of embankment failures indicate that the relative settlement between ground and pile supported-concrete conduit was the main reason of the cavity. In this paper, an attempt to simulate the ...

Strong cross-winds may overturn trains, so an understanding of the fluid mechanics is important. To facilitate the proper estimation of the probability of a train overturning, accurate data for the aerodynamic rolling moment about the lee rail is essential. (Of course, many other parameters are required.) The flow of a turbulent cross-wind over a train moving across an embankment is complex, an...

There is an increasing awareness on the major benefits of using soil-geosynthetic composite (SGC) to achieve and maintain stability earth-filled embankment. Unlike mechanically stabilized earth wall, mechanism mass still not fully understood. For examples, current analyses have been limited SGC with a reinforcement spacing Sv 0.2 m only; combined effect backfill properties rarely studied; equat...

The use of piles for slide stabilization is considered among the most important innovative reinforcement techniques. Piles have been successfully used in many situations to stabilize slopes or as parts a stability improvement. Our case study Tlemcen section. left side roadway collapsed following downstream side. Inclinometer readings showed signs instability with slip depth about 9m near motorw...