MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ROCK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ON THE DEZ PROJECT, IRAN
THE FOUNDATION ROCK FOR THE DEZ PROJECT IS A PLIOCENE, LIMESTONE COBBLE CONGLOMERATE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THIN- ARCH DAM ON THIS YOUNG, HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL REQUIRED A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF ITS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. THE TESTING PROGRAM INCLUDED' 257 PLATE BEARING TESTS, 85 IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF RESIDUAL STRESS USING THE FLAT JACK METHOD, 2 LARGE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE CHAMBERS, AND LABORATORY TESTS ON 887 SIX-IN.-DIAMETER ROCK CORES. THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ROCK MECHANICS RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS IN TIME AND MONEY ON THE DEZ PROJECT. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 402, pp 52-72, 9 FIG, 6 TAB, 7 REF
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Authors:
- Dodds, R K
- Publication Date: 1965-10
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arch dams; Cobbles; Construction; Economics; Field tests; Hydrostatic pressure; Laboratory tests; Limestone; Measurement; Physical properties; Plate bearing test; Residual stress; Rock core; Rock mechanics; Rocks
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cobblestones
- Old TRIS Terms: Insitu methods; Plat jack method; Rock measurement; Rock properties
- Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00234146
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 30 1994 12:00AM