Earth Dam - Introduction, types and calculation of seepage through it

Chapter 61 - Earth Dam - Introduction, types and calculation of seepage through it
A dam is a barrier that restricts the flow of water and can be used to collect the water. This water may be utilised for many purposes such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use and hydro power generation.
Dams can be created using different materials such as bricks, concrete, timber and earth that means soil. Different sites require different types of material for the construction of dam. Not all the sites are appropriate for the construction of all the types of dams but an earth dam can be designed to be constructed at almost any site.
In earth dams the construction material is earth that is rocks and soil. The water that an earth dam holds on its one side flows from upstream through the voids present in the soil of the body of the dam to downstream by the action of hydraulic head difference. This phenomenon of flow of water, movement of water through the soil is called seepage.
As the water flows through the soil it exerts a drag on the soil particles in the direction of its motion. If this exerted force is strong it may displace the soil particles in its way and particles may get carried away by the flowing water. This creates pipe like openings in the body of the dam through which water can flow rapidly. This phenomenon is called piping. It is one of the major causes of failure in earth dams.
It is difficult to construct an earth dam with zero seepage. Some of the water will always seep through the dam and the foundation. So for the safety of the structure against piping the seepage through it must be within acceptable limits.
Here in this video we try to estimate the amount of seepage losses through the body of a homogeneous earth dam having a horizontal filter at the downstream end.
_________________________________________________________________________
Read Earth Dam - Introduction, types and calculation of seepage through it : elementaryengi...
Soil Mechanics Playlist : • Soil Mechanics
Reference Books : elementaryengi...
_________________________________________________________________________
Elementary Engineering Diaries: professorio.co...
_________________________________________________________________________
Support :
PayPal : paypal.me/elementaryengg
Patreon : / elementaryengineering
_________________________________________________________________________
Connect :
Twitter : / elementaryengg
E-mail : [e-mail]
Website : elementaryengi...

[@lucilleeve6907]

Sir. You have cleared all my soil mechanics doubt that i couldn't get in class. Soil mechanics has been the hardest subject in civil engineering course for me . I even failed my geotech exams too.I felt like crying whenever i try to study this subj.But i have discovered your channel,i got the concept and now it become the most interesting subj for me. And solely becoz of you,i wish to take up geotechnical engineering in my M.tech. All credits to you. If there is a chance,i wish i could meet you in person someday . You are my idol.you changed my life. I wished more videos like this to be made to make students understand the core concept in easy and interesting way. And pliz dont stop making videos.

[@ElementaryEngineering]

Thank you so much. Your comment made my day. I am more than happy that my videos helped you this much. Thanks again.

[@lucilleeve6907]

@@ElementaryEngineering Yess.💪💪 You've read my comment 😭Thank you

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@emmanuelkadala76]

awesome explanation

[@civillearner8577]

Sir why don't you make the new vedios

[@stevebrown4486]

I've been waiting for this. I'm glad you make new videos !

[@engrallahjuriodahri9034]

Highly informative videos for Engineering students and Professionals. Kindly make more videos on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Love and Respect from Pakistan 💖

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@sanketadhikari9857]

The way you teach is awesome man👌 Your videos are making the Geotech subject very hardest to very interesting for many B.Tech students and they must be very very thankful towards you for your efforts. The way you teach feels me that I am not studying rather listening very interesting stories and easily understood and saves my time too...Thanks a lot for everything and keep on doing further in future...

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@snehasishmalakar9007]

Sir please continue with rest of the soil mechanics... Concepts including foundations engineering as well..... Because my watching your videos... Just now I subscribe to your channel because without doing these... I think your hard work for giving us a clear visualisation of the concepts won't get worth it.... Please I request my king honour.... Please sir continue with the rest remaining concept of soil as well as foundation engineering concepts also

[@Goddammit69]

Thank you, sir Sachin Tendulkar🎉

[@shiftesportsin]

What did you do if you did not join the membership of this channel? Join Fast

[@ShakritsharmaJk]

Thankyou sir.. please make video on compaction and consolidated test and on their effects

[@ijazscogujrat2064]

excellent learning material for student of soil conservation work. i requested your honor if you provide such material designing of mini dams and ponds.

[@hitesh9396]

Hee bhagvan ye ky dekh liya maine Bhai ye to Jannat hai Jannat Thankyou for your efforts I will help you on Pateron when I start earning 😁

[@anaghapatil3123]

Amazing videos for revisions! Thank you so much! The animation makes it so easy to understand

[@souravsinha7689]

Please make some videos on consolidation and foundation engineering ,Thank You

[@engrallahjuriodahri9034]

Welcome again sir Kindly upload more vedios. Thanks

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain. Thank you

[@tonychan647]

Very well done. The math model is rare in the utube library on this topic. Videos like this is the hidden root which inspires resilient safe secure water supply for a fruitful society .

[@ShakritsharmaJk]

4 months se sir kaha chle ge the ap

[@MagmaUpwelling]

Great videos! Your channel has inspired me to start a channel for civil engineering, geology, and geotechnical engineering students.

[@Samaa-y]

Sir please save my career.continue ur lectures of soil mechanics.love you Sir 😭

[@rajkishore7864]

Thank you so much 😇😇 Really overwhelmed the way you explained the parabola maths involved in phreatic line construction.

[@adamsicmundus3566]

Loving this channel, please never stop doing this :) We appreciate the hard work

[@shiftesportsin]

Their hard work is very much bro

[@notspecified7777]

Much needed video to get understand the concept Thanks to your efforts

[@Gorusuur]

Sir please make video on Compaction and Consolidation. Much love to you sir. You are doing noble service to student community.

[@AcousticIndia360]

Thank you thank you thank you so much sir ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tesskaranja699]

I love this. It has helped alot in my own dam design project for my masters degree class. Thank you so much

[@GracyWambui]

Thank you sir for the really insightful videos. Kindly consider doing some videos on soil compaction and related tests. It is a key component in many construction projects

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@lavitagodpeed7586]

Mechanical Engineer too can understand it easily! Thanks

[@ubhaypratapsinghrajput92]

Simply outstanding 👍 thank you so much for this ✌️

[@PrattTyler]

This video was excellent. Thank you!

[@ahmadawan5608]

What is the name of software which are you using for these videos?

[@amalanporselvan1131]

This is Amazing! such a clarity in explaining! thank you Sir! Great work!!!

[@chowminmomo2216]

I have cleared the concept of parabola as well 😁😁😁

[@viditsharma9364]

Phreatic line in earthen dam has atmospheric pressure

[@mitchkronowit3633]

Very clear and educational. Excellent presentation Sir.

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

Very good! Useful.

[@civillearner8577]

Sir you are amazing 👏 ❤ ♥ 💖 🙌

[@labdhibavishi2430]

Obsessed with your channel

[@constructionengineering6459]

Very nice explanation sir 🙏

[@KhasiboringGuy]

Sir your teaching is the best... I'm very happy.. I found you... You save my semester... I have no words to explain how helpful and useful is this.. Thank you so much sir.. Please keep it up. And provide us more videos.. May God bless you sir

[@ajaykumarkirla9783]

Sir please make more videos class

[@yasiriqbal312]

ur lectures made me stunt plz keep it up

[@tabrezmir4165]

Beautiful presentation

[@sudanusnet]

Types of earth dams, If I want to make fish pool length 150m width 75m height 3m from earth, please help me to calculate the pool and slope .

[@kedirGutema]

Thank you so much

[@NishaNisha-sg9lp]

Sir hindi me lecture hota to or bhi sahi tha

[@vipinforu]

After a long time sir 😊 very nicely explained.

[@vikingdzns5392]

hi vipin whatsup

[@kalidindiakhila8478]

very informative

[@rosminazuchri9090]

I am Rossy from Indonesia. Your KZbin very is useful, helpful and has great content, thank

[@CONGMANHPT]

So wonderful

[@neelankusekhar9949]

Thanks a lot.

[@dhananjayr.shinde1153]

This is very amazing.. U r doing very great work All concepts are cleared about this topic

[@AcousticIndia360]

Make more videos sir

[@AsmaaMuG]

This channel is amazingggg. Thank you! those videos are very useful!

[@saabir9152]

Thanku

[@sergionequesaurt4100]

Excellent!!!!

[@newera5773]

I don't know who are you sir but these videos are awesome to understand soil Tq highly appreciated your hard work

[@ElementaryEngineering]

Thank you very much.

[@Demeke]

It was really nice and keep a head! May be one more thing that i need to know is, the embankment dam foundation is a strip type foundation or some other else? Thanks!

[@newera5773]

sir waiting for shear stress trazagi and mohar equations please sir make the video so we can visualize the cocpets.

[@Sahil-du9ec]

Can you please tell which app/website you use to make these animations??

[@chowminmomo2216]

Animation based learning is best method of learning any thing

[@manojnagsharma888]

Graphics helps a lot.! Good Video sir. Hope we will get more videos of Civil engineering

[@vitthalpatil1974]

I learn alot in 18 minutes which i didn't understand in my whole engineering lecture of clg

[@kartikpatel3184]

Excellent 👍

[@md-hi2eq]

Sir thank u so much. And also please provide video in stress distribution topic in soils..

[@payalgaharwar6005]

Sir provide some more videos like this on different subjects and thank u for these videos 😊

[@shamasulrehman2224]

wonderful create more new videos regularly....

[@moseskalibo2010]

very educative, what are the parameters considered for seepage analysis

[@vaidiksharma5682]

You are too good. But please also make a video on other subjects.

[@amitsankapal9308]

Nice sirrr

[@chandrasekharmajhi723]

Very good

[@abdelrahmannagy9929]

Amazing

[@shamasulrehman2224]

enhancing our knowledge of geotechnical engg...

[@soyelshaikh2691]

Very clear and Understandable thnq sir👍

[@officialkalyan9588]

Excellent For learning civil engineering. Making easy way to clear concept, sir bring more more Videos related to civil engineering. thank you

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@deepakvats8179]

Please 1 video for stress distribution in soil

[@konstantinospolemis3087]

Do you mind if I ask which software do use to drawn your images in your videos? I am an instructor and I am also interested in develop this type of material for my geotechnics students who don't speak English.

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@udayakumarhk6587]

👍👍👍

[@rojab861]

Really nice explanation sir

[@joshuagrant5399]

How would you define the phreatic line in the case of a damn with a core that has a different permeability?

[@vitthalpatil1974]

I think phreatic or seepage line is depend on the flow of water though dam.i e shape formed by water .. And permeability is the property of soil.

[@vivekkandpal7074]

Excellent sir you are op

[@ijazscogujrat2064]

Thanks and make more video

[@hbk4ya]

Please make more videos like this. The BEST video on Geotech.

[@dipensahajony]

kzbin.info/door/dTXoRLo15S56RK8ysiWvhQ

[@Gamingstar0000]

Superb presentation 👏

[@Leo_Rocky_Rolex]

Excellent explanation 👍

[@gaurabshrestha570]

Amazing work!!!!

[@shivamvarshney4684]

Bhttt bhhtt hi gazab👌👌

[@kumarbanjara7229]

thank you

[@shakya6610]

❤

[@rahulbiswas4714]

Dear Sir I appreciate you Tallent and hard work...it's very easy to make understand all the doubts in soil mechanics and also for lots of coseptual thots in a very shortly way to understand. Actually that's the right way to keep learning and growing for it...keep it up🙏 Please sir let's continue the lactures in soil and foundation engineering.

[@alrashidva6123]

You are simply awesome. Very helpful playlist. Can you do compaction, consolidation, shear strength and it's tests, stress distribution, stability of slopes.

[@gamemount5827]

Nice video easy to understand thank you for making these videos

[@ankurmaithil1624]

Very nice analysis and most important channel for civil engineers 👍👍