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/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • No 402, pp 52-72, 9 FIG, 6 TAB, 7 REF
  • Authors:
    • Dodds, R K
  • Publication Date: 1965-10

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  • Accession Number: 00234146
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 30 1994 12:00AM