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Relief Well Maintenance

Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 by Affinis Corp
In Structural, tagged in Tags: dams, levees, maintenance, relief wells, usace

Relief wells are constructed to provide pressure relief caused by floodwaters at the landward toe of the levee. Excessive pressure at the landward toe of a levee can cause sand boils to develop. When this occurs, levee material moves (called piping). If enough material is piped from the foundation, a direct path can be created, […]