Seepage analysis at embankment dams

The purpose of this study is to analyze the seepage through embankment dams which constitute one of the most important engineering structures. Seepage is a serious risk for the safety of embankment dams. The seepage phenomenon is analyzed numerically by using finite differences method and the results will be compared to the results obtained by using other numerical methods. Seepage through embankment dams is studied by other methods, but intensive analysis results by the use of finite differences method are not available. In this context, a computer program is developed whose results are compared to other results obtained by other available computer programs. It is concluded that the present study yields results comparable to earlier results obtained by the finite element method.