TY - JOUR AU - Resul, zahraa AU - Jassem, Riaed S. PY - 2022/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Estimation of Downstream Piping of a Dam (Case Study: Dewerige Dam- Iraq) JF - Misan Journal of Engineering Sciences JA - mjes VL - 1 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.61263/mjes.v1i2.20 UR - https://uomisan.edu.iq/eng/mjes/index.php/eng/article/view/20 SP - 50-55 AB - <p>The study deals with the geotechnical and hydrological problems in Dewerige dam. It's a new hydraulic structure constructed on Dewerige river in the southeast of Misan governorate, which represents a multipurpose. The dam is used for flooding control, water storage for irrigation, and recharges groundwater. The current study aimed to study seepage quantity under a small concrete dam (weir). SEEP/W software has been used to solve a simulation model at steady stat to evaluate piping downstream (Toe) in saturated soil. Uplift pressure, seepage velocity, hydraulic gradient, and piping safety factor were calculated in SEEP/W. The model results explain that the piping safety factor was (1.7), Therefore, the dam is relatively safe against piping problems in flooding conditions.</p> ER -