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... concrete membranes 4 in Algeria , 3 in Germany and 1 in Colorado . The records of these 8 dams constitute a major portion of all the available experience with the use of asphaltic concrete membranes on the upstream slope of high dams ...
... concrete membranes 4 in Algeria , 3 in Germany and 1 in Colorado . The records of these 8 dams constitute a major portion of all the available experience with the use of asphaltic concrete membranes on the upstream slope of high dams ...
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... concrete soon after construction : the rein- forcing mesh corroded and the layer deteriorated and gradually peeled off . In 1953 , the outer layer of porous concrete was completely removed from the surface of the dam . Parentheti- cally ...
... concrete soon after construction : the rein- forcing mesh corroded and the layer deteriorated and gradually peeled off . In 1953 , the outer layer of porous concrete was completely removed from the surface of the dam . Parentheti- cally ...
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... concrete surfaces at the concrete - earth core interface are made smooth and are sloped slightly off vertical ( such as about 1H : 8V or 1H : 10V ) so that the earth can be compacted directly against the concrete by the wheels of a ...
... concrete surfaces at the concrete - earth core interface are made smooth and are sloped slightly off vertical ( such as about 1H : 8V or 1H : 10V ) so that the earth can be compacted directly against the concrete by the wheels of a ...
Contents
A REVIEW OF EXPERIENCE WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETE IMPERVIOUS | 10 |
EARTHQUAKE CONSIDERATIONS IN EARTH DAM DESIGN | 30 |
PIPING IN EARTH DAMS OF DISPERSIVE CLAY | 55 |
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active faults ASCE asphaltic concrete Atterberg limits base soil base specimen borehole broadly graded caused ceramic tip CFRD clay core clay dams clayey coarse cohesionless compacted compressive concentrated leaks concrete slab conduit construction core material crest settlement damage developed dispersive clay dispersive soils displacement downstream filter earth core earth dams earthquake embankment dams eroded erosion tunnels experience failure fault breaks finer flow Geotechnical Engineering gravel grout hole homogeneous dams horizontal hydraulic fracturing impervious core impervious sections impervious soils initial leak kg/cm² laboratory tests layer leakage channel liquid limit maximum measured membrane meters nondispersive occurred Oklahoma open cracks particles permeability pinhole test piping plasticity pore water pressure probably relatively reservoir filling reservoir water rockfill dam samples sand seepage Sherard sieve silts slope sodium Soil Mechanics spillway stress surface test pit vertical vibrating wire piezometers voids water content width Wister Dam Zone