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Integrating Field Monitoring And Numerical Modeling To 3 Evaluate Performance Of A Levee Under 4 Climatic And Tidal Variations, Xavier A. Rivera-Hernandez, Ghada Ellithy, Farshid Vahedifard

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Several short-duration and extreme hydraulic loadings impose time-dependent variably saturated seepage conditions on earthen 7 slopes and embankments. Difficulty assigning appropriate input parameters and lack of full-scale validation are among the main factors 8 introducing uncertainty and lack of confidence when performing numerical transient seepage analysis. This case study demonstrates how 9 to effectively use field-monitoring data to improve the numerical analysis of a levee under climatic and tidal variations. The case study 10 includes a silty sand setback levee located near Seattle. An array of tensiometers and soil moisture sensors installed within the levee’s embank11 ment and foundation, along …