Designing a drawdown

Before seismic retrofits could be made to the Crane Valley Dam, in Madera County, California, a dewatering system had to be installed at the downstream toe of the structure. Because of the paramount importance of controlling hydraulic conditions immediately below the large dam, the design of the dewatering system required sophisticated groundwater modeling and careful attention to prevent problems associated with the artesian conditions and low-permeability soils present at the site.

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  • Abstract used with permission from the publisher.
• Authors:
  • Rhyner, Frederick C
  • Richins, Jesse
  • Elmekati, Ahmed
  • Sun, Joseph
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 64-71
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dams; Dewatering; Drawdown (Hydraulics); Earthquake resistant design; Groundwater; Pervious soils; Retrofitting
• Identifier Terms: Crane Valley Dam
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01368322
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Apr 25 2012 7:57AM