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... lower than the unconfined compressive strength of the embankment clay . Under these conditions the minor principal stresses acting in the lower parts of the dam can easily be zero , or tension if the material could withstand tensile ...
... lower than the unconfined compressive strength of the embankment clay . Under these conditions the minor principal stresses acting in the lower parts of the dam can easily be zero , or tension if the material could withstand tensile ...
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... lower half of the core , especially just above the bedrock . Dye inserted in the holes usually emerged at the downstream toe within a few hours . Efforts to obtain relatively undisturbed samples of the lower part of the core with 5 - in ...
... lower half of the core , especially just above the bedrock . Dye inserted in the holes usually emerged at the downstream toe within a few hours . Efforts to obtain relatively undisturbed samples of the lower part of the core with 5 - in ...
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... Lower Pieman Dam , completed in 1986 , the design thickness is 0.30 m + 0.001H . Another recent example is the long , low dam for the major 2,600 - MW Macagua hydro plant on the Caroni River in Venezuela , where the face slab will have ...
... Lower Pieman Dam , completed in 1986 , the design thickness is 0.30 m + 0.001H . Another recent example is the long , low dam for the major 2,600 - MW Macagua hydro plant on the Caroni River in Venezuela , where the face slab will have ...
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