Embankment Dams: Embankment design, Part 2U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Assistant Commissioner, Engineering and Research, 1992 - Dams - 70 pages |
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abutments adequate ASCE asphaltic concrete backfilled Bureau of Reclamation camber Chapter clay compaction compression concrete facings control seepage core cost cracking Crest Details Cutoff trenches cutoff wall decked rockfill Design Standard diaphragm discussed in paragraph downstream slope downstream toe drainage blankets earthfill dam economical Embankment Dams EMBANKMENT DESIGN embankment section Engineering ensure erosion fill filters and drains fractures freeboard Geotechnical Engineering gradation grouting homogeneous dam horizontal hydraulic impervious material impervious zone joints layer loess maximum minimum particles percent permeability phreatic piping placement PYRAMID DAM random zones rapid drawdown reduce reservoir water riprap rock foundation rockfill dams rockfill material sand and gravel saturated seepage control seepage or leakage shown on figure silt slab soil soil-cement spillway stability analyses steel strength structural excavation tests transition U.S. Department underseepage upstream face upstream membrane upstream slope protection usually vibratory roller WADDELL DAM water surface waterstops width yd³ zoned embankment
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Page 34 - normal freeboard" is defined as the difference in elevation between the crest of the dam and the normal reservoir water level as fixed by design requirements. The term "minimum freeboard...
Page 34 - Freeboard is the vertical distance between the crest of the embankment (without camber) and the reservoir water surface. The more specific term "normal freeboard...
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Page 6 - An earthfill dam must be safe and stable during all phases of construction and operation of the reservoir. To accomplish this, the following criteria must be met: (1) The embankment must be safe against overtopping during occurrence of the inflow design flood by the provision of sufficient spillway and outlet works capacity.
Page 17 - ... of relatively impervious materials. In brief, it may be stated that the design of an earthfill dam cross section is controlled by the physical properties of the materials available for construction, by the...