EMBANKMENT DAMS WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETE CORES - EXPERIENCE AND RECENT TESTS RESULTS

This report presents results of measurements made on the eberlaste dam (28 M high) of settlements reaching up to 2,3 M and of their effect on the asphaltic concrete watertight core. It was observed during the tests that the asphaltic concrete core can easily absorb fairly large shear and bending strains. Recent triaxial tests, where large vertical stresses were applied, gave data useful for the planning of future dams with an asphaltic concrete core over 100 M high. Attention is drawn to the problem of the side support of the core which increases with the height of the dam. For the covering abstract of the conference. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Eleventh International Congress on Large Dams.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Commission on Large Dams

  Avenue de Wagram 22 et 30
  75008 Paris,   France 

  International Commission on Large Dams

  Avenue de Wagram 22 et 30
  75008 Paris,   France 
• Authors:
  • Rienossl, K
• Publication Date: 1973-6-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 801-16
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Commission on Large Dams
  • Publisher: International Commission on Large Dams

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Bituminous mixtures; Conferences; Core samples; Dams; Deflection; Deformation; Earth dams; Embankments; Ground settlement; Height; Measurement; Permeability; Shear strength; Stresses; Tests; Triaxial shear tests
• Geographic Terms: Austria
• Old TRIS Terms: Cores
• ITRD Terms: 8007: Austria; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 8525: Conference; 5586: Deflection; 5595: Deformation; 3317: Earth dam; 6136: Measurement; 5921: Permeability; 5792: Settlement; 5531: Shear; 6255: Test; 5566: Triaxial
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134114
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM