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Ajka alumina plant accident
The Ajka alumina plant accident was a dam failure at an alumina refinery in Ajka, Hungary, on 4 October 2010, whose red sludge flood killed ten people.
Piping and internal erosion
Piping and internal erosion is the process by which seepage through an embankment dam or levee carries away soil particles, forming erosion channels that can cause breach.
Sediment flushing
Sediment flushing is a reservoir management operation in which low-level outlets in a dam are opened so flowing water carries deposited sediment downstream, recovering storage lost to sedimentation.
Seepage analysis
Seepage analysis is the geotechnical method that models water flow through soil and rock in embankment dams, levees, and foundations, computing flow rates, hydraulic gradients, and pore water pressures.