The current study is designed to analyze theslope stability of Haditha damwhich an earth-fill dam constructed on the Euphrates River in middle-west Iraq. Finite element modeling was used present combined seepage and post-earthquake slope earth dam. maximum water level a steady case considered evaluate seepage. - Three different levels (maximum, normal, minimum) were applied, nine equilibrium li...

Relief wells are used extensively to relieve excess hydrostatic pressure in pervious foundation strata overlain by impervious top strata, conditions which often exist landward of levees and downstream of dams and hydraulic structures. Placing well outlets in below-surface trenches or collector pipes helps dry up seepage areas downstream of levees and dams. Relief wells are often used in combina...

As the world’s population increases, the rising demand for water will be compounded further by the need to sustain economic growth (Vörösmarty et al. 2000). According to one report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the stress on freshwater resources is expected to significantly magnify and spread to other regions of the world by 2025 (see Fig. 1; UNEP 2002). Historically, one of...