Analysis on Cause of Seepage in Dam of Zhonglu Reservoir

Zhonglu Reservoir is a building project of face rockfill dam. The quantity of seepage is always considerable after the building-up of the dam and strorage of water. After repaired by construction company, the quantity of seepage still has no apparent change. Analyzing the dam seepage with the plunging salt method, we discover the major seepage zone of the dam and draw a conclusion that the seepage zone of zhonglu reservoir dam is located in the foundation of the dam but not the dam body.