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... test results . The standard pinhole test procedure using distilled water measures the erodibility of the clay in pure water , which is considered a basic property of the material . A few tests have been made with waters having small ...
... test results . The standard pinhole test procedure using distilled water measures the erodibility of the clay in pure water , which is considered a basic property of the material . A few tests have been made with waters having small ...
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James L. Sherard Contributions James L. Sherard Sukhmander Singh. In pinhole tests most soils either do or do not erode . In this study the few soils giving intermediate results were excluded . PINHOLE TEST RESULTS RELATED TO PORE ...
James L. Sherard Contributions James L. Sherard Sukhmander Singh. In pinhole tests most soils either do or do not erode . In this study the few soils giving intermediate results were excluded . PINHOLE TEST RESULTS RELATED TO PORE ...
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James L. Sherard Contributions James L. Sherard Sukhmander Singh. tests , and tests of pore - water salts ( Fig . 6 ) : ( 1 ) ... pinhole test ; ( 2 ) in a small percentage of cases , the SCS dispersion test apparently fails to identify ...
James L. Sherard Contributions James L. Sherard Sukhmander Singh. tests , and tests of pore - water salts ( Fig . 6 ) : ( 1 ) ... pinhole test ; ( 2 ) in a small percentage of cases , the SCS dispersion test apparently fails to identify ...
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