Seepage Behavior of Earth Dams Considering Rainfall Effects

Table 3

Recession constant values of Dam B.

Event date	α	k = e^−α
2002-09-15	0.0073	0.9927
2004-11-10	0.0074	0.9926
2005-04-18	0.0128	0.9873
2005-09-19	0.0096	0.9904
2005-11-05	0.0048	0.9952
2006-11-17	0.0100	0.9900
2007-05-23	0.0102	0.9899
2007-10-25	0.0081	0.9919
2008-01-11	0.0039	0.9961
2008-08-12	0.0012	0.9988
Average	—	0.9925