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... surface ) . With time , this total amount of leakage decreased to approximately half . SARNO DAM ( ALGERIA ) The Sarno Dam was the last of the four Algerian dams constructed with asphaltic concrete mem- branes . It is an earth dam ...
... surface ) . With time , this total amount of leakage decreased to approximately half . SARNO DAM ( ALGERIA ) The Sarno Dam was the last of the four Algerian dams constructed with asphaltic concrete mem- branes . It is an earth dam ...
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... surface of the membrane was covered with a layer of rock riprap for a distance of approximately 7 ft . in order to provide a protection against rock rolling down the abutment and striking the dam . The surface of the membrane was given ...
... surface of the membrane was covered with a layer of rock riprap for a distance of approximately 7 ft . in order to provide a protection against rock rolling down the abutment and striking the dam . The surface of the membrane was given ...
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... surface has been so com- pletely successful in preventing surface erosion because of a number of actions . First , the clay is completely flocculated so that there is very little tendency for individual clay particles to be detached ...
... surface has been so com- pletely successful in preventing surface erosion because of a number of actions . First , the clay is completely flocculated so that there is very little tendency for individual clay particles to be detached ...
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