Twelfth Coordinating Conference on “Seepage Stability of Soils, and Analysis of Inverted Filters in Hydraulic Structures”

Abstract

On March [27][28][29][30][31] 1971, an interbranch thematic coordinating conference, devoted to the problem of the seepage-piping stability of soils and to the analysis of inverted filters in hydraulic structures, was held at the B. E. Vedeneev VNIIG Institute, in Leningrad.The conference was attended by over 100 scientific workers, designers, constructors and operators, representing 46 scientific-research, design, and construction organizations, power systems, and higher educational institutions.After the introductory report by the Chairman of the Interdepartmental Coordinating Commission on Seepage, Doctor of Technical Sciences Prof. V. I. Aravin, the participants heard and discussed 25 scientific papers from 12 organizations, grouped under the three following sections: I. Study and analysis of the seepage-piping stability of dams made of noncohesive soils, and selection of inverted f{Iters. II. Study and analysis of the seepage-piping stability of cohesive soils in impervious elements of dams (facings, cores, diaphragms) in combination with rock toes, edges, and foundations. III. Study of seepage-piping phenomena in jointed rock foundations of hydraulic structures.