Embankment Dam Engineering |
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CONTENTS | 22 |
Evaluation of Data | 30 |
Consulting Engineer formerly Chief Soil Mechanics | 45 |
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abutment analysis ASCE average basalt clay compacted computed construction contact forces core Cougar Dam cracks crest cross section deformations developed diameter diorite downstream slope drain earth dam earth pressure earthquake effective embankment Engineering equation factor of safety failure filter flow foundation friction grad gradation gradient grain breakage Granero granitic-gneiss granular grout holes hydraulic impervious inclinometer Infiernillo k₁ k₂ layer leakage limit equilibrium line of seepage load material maximum measured Melones Dam ment meters Mica Mica Dam normal stress number of contacts obtained parameters particle breakage permeability pervious piezometers piping plane strain plane strain tests Poisson's ratio principal stress reservoir rock rockfill dam samples seismic coefficient settlement shear strength shear stress shear surface shown in Fig sieve slice sliding Soil Mech Soil Mechanics specimen stability strain ratio Table test fill test pit thickness throughflow tion upstream values vertical void ratio weight zone