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... samples from the failed dams plot above the curved solid line , and all the samples with more than 67 % dispersion are above the curved solid line . From Figure 11 it is seen that the test results for essentially all of the samples from ...
... samples from the failed dams plot above the curved solid line , and all the samples with more than 67 % dispersion are above the curved solid line . From Figure 11 it is seen that the test results for essentially all of the samples from ...
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... samples from the same dam when tested by different labora- tories , which may have been caused by differences in laboratory techniques or by the fact that samples tested were not identical . In previous years , fairly extensive ...
... samples from the same dam when tested by different labora- tories , which may have been caused by differences in laboratory techniques or by the fact that samples tested were not identical . In previous years , fairly extensive ...
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... Samples Two sets of tests were performed on samples taken at different times . One set of tests was performed in the Soil Mechanics and Soil Science laboratories of the Soil Conservation Service in Lincoln , Nebraska , and a second set ...
... Samples Two sets of tests were performed on samples taken at different times . One set of tests was performed in the Soil Mechanics and Soil Science laboratories of the Soil Conservation Service in Lincoln , Nebraska , and a second set ...
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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