Date
02 Jun 1988, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Abstract
A general philosophy of the role of engineering geology and engineering geophysics in seepage assessment is presented. Practical application of this philosophy is illustrated by a case history. A large dike continues to have anomalous seepage in spite of pre-construction and postconstruction grouting. The dike is founded over a graben of cavernous limestone with about a 200-ft. vertical offset along the bounding fault zones, which are horizontally separated by about 1000 ft. Objectives of the seepage assessment program were to define the geological and hydrological conditions beneath the dike in sufficient detail to allow rational remedial planning. Integration of results of a geophysical investigation with the overall assessment program is emphasized: preliminary interpretation of the geophysical results is used to site new piezometers; detailed analysis of the geophysical results is used to site exploratory borings; feedback from exploratory borings and new piezometers is used to refine geophysical interpretation.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Llopis, J. L.; Deaver, C. M.; Butler, D. K.; and Hartung, S. C., "Comprehensive Seepage Assessment: Beaver Dam, Arkansas" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 9.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session3/9
Comprehensive Seepage Assessment: Beaver Dam, Arkansas
A general philosophy of the role of engineering geology and engineering geophysics in seepage assessment is presented. Practical application of this philosophy is illustrated by a case history. A large dike continues to have anomalous seepage in spite of pre-construction and postconstruction grouting. The dike is founded over a graben of cavernous limestone with about a 200-ft. vertical offset along the bounding fault zones, which are horizontally separated by about 1000 ft. Objectives of the seepage assessment program were to define the geological and hydrological conditions beneath the dike in sufficient detail to allow rational remedial planning. Integration of results of a geophysical investigation with the overall assessment program is emphasized: preliminary interpretation of the geophysical results is used to site new piezometers; detailed analysis of the geophysical results is used to site exploratory borings; feedback from exploratory borings and new piezometers is used to refine geophysical interpretation.
