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Hydraulic fracturing on the rock fill dam is described as a phenomenon of cracks on the upstream face of clay core of rock fill dams due to the tension failure. This situation may arise if the total stress in the core is reduced by arching effect and increasing pore water pressure in the core during impounding. Hydraulic fracturing on the rock fill dams can be modelled in the laboratory. The reduction...