NARITA, Kunitomo, Dr. Eng., Prof. Dept. of Civil Eng., Aichi Institute of Technology April, 2000 Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Failures and Damages of Embankment Dams 3. Shear Strength of Fill Materials 4. Compaction of Fill Materials 5. Pore-water Pressure in Embankment 6. Seepage through Embankment Dams 7. Settlement and Cracking 8.