Abstract
Backward erosion piping, which is one of the leading causes of levee and dam failures, is more likely to occur when a flow is concentrated on a defect with an overlying low-permeability layer and a shallow erosion channel forming and progressing towards a seepage source. Two analytical models are presented to allow assessment of the seepage regime on the initiation stage of BEP. The variations between the two models are analysed, indicating that the effects of soil loosening have a major role in the assessment of BEP mechanisms. This paper also describes the reliability of using Xiao’s model in 3D analysis, which includes results and parametric analysis. Although the head in front of the tip of the erosion channel can be predicted by this accepted calculation model, which is essential for laboratory work on this topic, the model also has range and boundary limitations that need to be addressed for general prediction when BEP progresses with channel development.
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