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... earth cores , through which concentrated leaks develop , we normally have to ... core ( " piping " ( Further , with suitable design details , manufactured ... earth cores . A dam with an impervious membrane on the upstream slope is quite ...
... earth cores , through which concentrated leaks develop , we normally have to ... core ( " piping " ( Further , with suitable design details , manufactured ... earth cores . A dam with an impervious membrane on the upstream slope is quite ...
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... cores ; for example , at the 80 m . high Nantahala Dam , completed in 1939 , in Tennessee , with sloping earth core , rockfill shells and an excellent downstream filter of sand , the width of the core was about 11 % of the head ( 12 ) ...
... cores ; for example , at the 80 m . high Nantahala Dam , completed in 1939 , in Tennessee , with sloping earth core , rockfill shells and an excellent downstream filter of sand , the width of the core was about 11 % of the head ( 12 ) ...
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... 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 rubber - tired vehicle running parallel ...
... 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 rubber - tired vehicle running parallel ...
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