Joint ASCE-USCOLD Commit[t]ee on Current United States Practice in the Design and Construction Of: Arch Dams, Embankment Dams, Concrete Gravity Dams |
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arch dam design areas ASCE cement compaction compressive strength computed concrete gravity dam concrete temperatures core correlation deflection deformation depending depth design and construction determined downstream drainage drill holes earthquake effects embankment dam engineering equipment excavation exploration factor of safety feet field flood foundation conditions FOUNDATION ROCK four organizations gallery geophones geophysical grout curtain grouting horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic inches Independent arch inspection instrumentation investigations laboratory tests lifts limited load mass concrete materials maximum measured minimum modulus of elasticity normal organization reported organizations consider percent permeability petrographic placement placing temperature pore pressures portland cement pozzolans procedure pulvinos ratio reservoir reservoir water rockfill safety factor samples sections seismic selection shear strength specified spillway stability stress distribution structural models studies subsurface surface tailwater temperature control tensile stresses thick arch Thin arch dams thrust block topography tunnel uplift upstream face usually vertical water-cement ratio waterstops zones