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... Flow net for core and drains . Water surface Core AVAVAWAY Filter Line of seepage Rock or gravel Impervious foundation ( a ) Coarse filter Concrete apron Rip - rap Fine filter Seepage ( b ) more pervious materials which remove the water ...
... Flow net for core and drains . Water surface Core AVAVAWAY Filter Line of seepage Rock or gravel Impervious foundation ( a ) Coarse filter Concrete apron Rip - rap Fine filter Seepage ( b ) more pervious materials which remove the water ...
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... flow and the stress - strain characteristics , the mass is considered to be an earthfill rather than a rockfill . The flow of water through rockfill does not obey Darcy's law , except possibly at extremely low gra- dients . Instead , it ...
... flow and the stress - strain characteristics , the mass is considered to be an earthfill rather than a rockfill . The flow of water through rockfill does not obey Darcy's law , except possibly at extremely low gra- dients . Instead , it ...
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... flow into the afterbay is discharged over a concrete weir at the right abutment . The remainder passes through and over the rockfill embankment . Overtopping of the rockfill section begins at an afterbay inflow rate of about 5000 cfs ...
... flow into the afterbay is discharged over a concrete weir at the right abutment . The remainder passes through and over the rockfill embankment . Overtopping of the rockfill section begins at an afterbay inflow rate of about 5000 cfs ...
Contents
Introduction | 22 |
Comparative Roller Tests | 30 |
Consulting Engineer formerly Chief Soil Mechanics | 45 |
Copyright | |
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abutment Akosombo Dam analysis ASCE average basalt clay compacted computed construction contact forces core Cougar Dam cracks crest cross section curves cutoff deformations developed diameter diorite downstream slope drain earth dams earth pressure earthquake effective embankment Engineering equation factor of safety failure filter flow foundation friction grad gradation gradient grain breakage Granero granitic-gneiss grout height holes horizontal movement hydraulic impervious impervious core inclinometer Infiernillo Dam layer leakage limit equilibrium line of seepage load material maximum measured ment meters Mica Mica Dam normal stress number of contacts obtained permeability pervious piezometers piping plane strain plane strain tests Poisson's ratio postconstruction principal stress reservoir rock rockfill dam samples seismic coefficient settlement shear strength shear stress shear surface shown in Fig slice sliding Soil Mech Soil Mechanics specimen stability stress kg/cm² test fill thickness throughflow tion upstream values vertical void ratio zone