supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51009053);the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(Grant No.3014-SYS1401);the Program for Excellent Innovative Talents of Hohai University
Prolonged immersion in floodwater is one of the main causes of embankment failure or dam breaks, although failure mechanisms have not been extensively studied. In this study, an embankment model was constructed to inv...