The discharge of groundwater to the land surface and to lakes and streams may express
subsurface particles. This may lead to preferential pathways and increased fluxes of …

The study of internal erosion of earth dams, dikes, and levees is an essential ingredient to
address their safety. Indeed, internal erosion is known to be a major cause of failure for …

This paper presents a large-scale backward erosion piping experiment aimed at studying
the erosion rate. This temporal aspect of piping complements previous research that focused …

Backward erosion piping (BEP) has been recognised as a major cause of failures in water-
retaining structures. However, the fundamental mechanisms controlling the phenomenon …

A series of centrifuge tests were performed to evaluate the backward erosion piping
behavior that occurred in models with the same soil and same dimensions and to investigate …

The article presents a three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of the groundwater
flow beneath a river embankment, aimed at developing a simple and reliable numerical …

Fluidization, in the geotechnical engineering context, is a failure mechanism that can occur
during piping, leakage in distribution pipes or leakage through the sheet pile walls and can …

Sand boils are the surface manifestation of an erosion process, known as backward erosion
piping, which may take place beneath river embankments during high-water events. The risk …

The investigation of river levees holds significant implications for mitigating flood damage.
Sand boiling, backward erosion piping, and phenomena manifesting along the riverside of …

Backward erosion piping is one of the most critical issues for the stability of the Po River
embankments, which are reported to have experienced more than one hundred episodes of …