Collaborative Proposal: Understanding Backward Erosion Piping in Geotechnical Flood Protec — NSF Award to The University of Centra
This award supports research on understanding and predicting the evolution of the backward erosion piping (BEP) phenomenon in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. BEP is a type of internal erosion mechanism, where soil in a permeable sand layer that resides underneath the cohesive foundation of river levees pr
| Award title | Collaborative Proposal: Understanding Backward Erosion Piping in Geotechnical Flood Protec |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2620508 |
| Awardee | The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees |
| City | ORLANDO |
| State | FL |
| Amount obligated | $258,972 |
| Principal investigator | Alessandro Fascetti |
| Program | ECI-Engineering for Civil Infr |
| Start date | 02/01/2026 |
| Abstract | This award supports research on understanding and predicting the evolution of the backward erosion piping (BEP) phenomenon in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. BEP is a type of internal erosion mechanism, where soil in a permeable sand layer that resides underneath the cohesive foundation of river levees progressively erodes. BEP has been found to be the present in nearly one third of all recorded failures of water retaining structures. Moreover, flood risk is expected to increase ac |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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