Piping

Over 100 years of experience: From empiricism towards reliability-based design

Book chapter (2011)
Department
Geoscience & Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: Deltares
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Published Date

31-12-2011

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A Feeling for Soil and Water: A tribute to prof. Frans Barends, 2011; Deltares Select Series 7

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Department

Geoscience & Engineering

Abstract

Backward piping is the process of channel formation in a sandy aquifer under river dikes. During high water periods this process manifests itself by the formation of sand boils. A long history of cases and experiments has contributed to the insights into this phenomenon and has improved the ability to predict the safety of levees.

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