SESSION 2C: DAMS AND EMBANKMENTS

The following papers were presented at this session of the conference: Upstream Geomembrane Liner for a Dam on Compressible Foundations (Eigenbrod, KD, Irwin, WW and Roggensack, WD); Waterproof Covering for the Upstream Face of the Lago Nero Dam (Monari, F); Geotextiles and Geomembranes for Rockfill Dams: An Application in Saudi Arabia (Dejong, RL); Design of Dam Using Geomembrane-Geotextile Sandwich, Robertson Lake Project, Lower North Shore, Quebec (Akber, SZ, Dascal, O, Rollin, AL and LaFleur, J); Use of Thin PVE-Foils on Embankment and Cofferdams for Power Plants on the Austrian Danube (Grassinger, H); Automated Fabric Dam Aids Water Research Project (Doty, CW, Thayer, WB and Jesseup, RG); Flexible Membrane Lining for Emergency Spillways (Timblin, LO and Grey, PG); The Use of Geomembranes in Foundations on Collapsible Soils (Acevedo, PM and Ortigosa, P); The French Experience on Membranes in Fill Dams (Girard, H, Gourlot, J and Spillemaecker, PM). For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 394682. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented during the proceedings of the International Conference on Geomembranes, Denver, Colorado, June 20-24, 1984, Volume 1.
• Corporate Authors:

  Industrial Fabrics Association International

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• Authors:
  • EIGENBROD, K D
  • Irwin, W W
  • ROGGENSACK, W D
  • Monari, F
  • Dejong, R L
  • Akber, S Z
  • Dascal, O
  • Rollin, A L
  • Lafleur, J
  • Grassinger, H
  • Doty, C W
  • Thayer, W B
  • Jessup, R G
  • Timblin, L O
  • Grey, P G
  • SPILLEMAECKER, P M
  • Acevedo, P M
  • Ortigosa, P
  • Gourlot, J
  • GIRARD, H
• Conference:
  • This paper was presented during the proceedings of the International Conference on Geomembranes, Denver, Colorado, June 20-24, 1984, Volume 1.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 99-150
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cofferdams; Collapsible soils; Compressible soils; Conferences; Dams; Development; Durability; Earth dams; Earthwork; Embankments; Fills; Geomembranes; Geotextiles; Mechanically stabilized earth; Plastics; Polyvinyl chloride; Rockfills; Waterproofing materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Membranes
• Old TRIS Terms: Membranes (Biology)
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9013: Development; 5910: Durability; 3317: Earth dam; 3653: Earthworks; 2801: Embankment; 4568: Geotextile; 4525: Membrane; 7454: Plastic material; 7420: Polyvinylchloride; 3349: Reinforced earth
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394685
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM