• Amundkar A
• Abhang P
• Mandlik A
• Sukale S
• Prof. Bharitkar D. V

Dam is a solid barrier constructed to store flowing water at a suitable location across a river valley. Clay, sand and gravel are used to built the earth dam and hence also called as earth fill dam or rock fill dam. To avoid loss of water by percolation Geotextile are used as a membrane in a raw water reservoir. In a 1970,using Geosynthetic material the first large earthen dam was built in a France. There are various failures in a earthen dam like hydraulic, seepage and structural failure. In this paper we mainly focused on seepage failure of earthen dam. Geotextile help to improve the long term performance of dam.

Earthen Dam, , Geosynthetic, Geotextile , Permeability of soil , seepage failure.

"Use of Geogrid as Seepage Barrier in Earthen Dam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.45-48, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAE06009.pdf

"Use of Geogrid as Seepage Barrier in Earthen Dam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp45-48, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAE06009.pdf