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Embankment dams:

Embankment construction, Part 10
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, 1991 - Technology & Engineering - 55 pages

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TitleEmbankment dams: Embankment construction, Part 10
Issue 13 of Design standards
Embankment Dams: Embankment Construction, United States. Bureau of Reclamation
AuthorsUnited States. Bureau of Reclamation, United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Denver Office
PublisherU.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized4 Dec 2007
Length55 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Dams
Earth dams
Embankments
Technology & Engineering / Civil / Dams & Reservoirs
Technology & Engineering / Hydraulics
  
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