Journal of Natural Disaster Science

LEVEE FAILURE CAUSED BY SEEPAGE AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Iichiro KOHNO
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama
Makoto NISHIGAKI
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama
and
Yuji TAKESHITA
Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama

(Received 31 August, 1987 and in revised form 28 November, 1987)

Abstract

Key words

river levee, levee failure, seepage, erosion, preventive methods, safety evaluation