...Khalifa Al-Jabri; Yahia Mohamedzein; Abdul Wahed Hago; Khalil Al-Hooti This paper presents a forensic investigation methodology which was adopted to identify the causes of deterioration and damage due to groundwater leakage beneath a reinforced concrete ( RC ) building. Extensive visual inspection...

... underground structures. Case studies on challenges associated with deep excavation and groundwater seepage have been presented by various researchers in the past. Hsi et al. (1994) discussed the risk associated with subsidence due to dewatering for deep excavation. Tanaka et al. (1994...

.... The combined effect of wetting front advancement in the initial partial saturation zone and the rise of the perched groundwater table was found to be the mechanism responsible for the failure. a fitting parameter related to the air entry suction K_s saturated hydraulic...

..., the clauses covering design for liquid tightness may also be relevant to other types of structure where liquid tightness is required. 16 05 2013 12 08 2013 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2013 buildings, structures & design concrete structures groundwater In 2000...

... 5∼7 m above and 1∼3 m below the outcrop line of the sliding surface on the face slope. For anchors located within this range, some showed a white spot under the reinforced concrete cap of the anchor. This is a deposit of calcium carbonate and is a sign of long-term exposure to groundwater effluent...