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Internal erosion is the formation of voids within a soil caused by the removal of material by seepage. It is the second most common cause of failure in levees and one of the leading causes of failures in earth dams, responsible for about half of embankment dam failures.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal erosion | is a | formation of voids within a soil caused by the removal of material by seepage | 0.90 | text |
| fine sands | instance of | Backward erosionBackward erosion often occurs in non-plastic soils | 0.80 | text |
| in silt-gravel | instance of | this will lead to backward erosion occurring.Soil contact erosion can occur between any granular layer and a finer soil | 0.80 | text |
| and often results in a loss of stability | instance of | this will lead to backward erosion occurring.Soil contact erosion can occur between any granular layer and a finer soil | 0.80 | text |
| increases in pore pressure | instance of | this will lead to backward erosion occurring.Soil contact erosion can occur between any granular layer and a finer soil | 0.80 | text |
| clogging of the permeable layer | instance of | this will lead to backward erosion occurring.Soil contact erosion can occur between any granular layer and a finer soil | 0.80 | text |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | It | 0.60 | section |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | Filters | 0.60 | section |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | The | 0.60 | section |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | Per | 0.60 | section |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | Retention | 0.60 | section |
| Internal erosion | has prevention | Self-filtration | 0.60 | section |
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