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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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...