THE USE OF A PLASTIC FOIL FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF AN EARTH DAM

During the reconstruction and raising of an earth dam, there were some difficulties in obtaining suitable materials: the grading of the materials used in the filtration layer was not satisfactory and seepage through the dam was too extensive. It was then decided to use a pvc plastic foil as new grout curtain. The contact shearing strength was determined. This solution appeared to be very satisfactory, seepage having markedly decreased as a result. 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:
  • Kudlik, J
  • Nosek, L
  • Pruska, L
  • Stastny, J
• Publication Date: 1973-6-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 379-387
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Commission on Large Dams
  • Publisher: International Commission on Large Dams

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Earth dams; Filtration; Foil; Grout curtains; Plastics; Polyvinyl chloride; Prevention; Reconstruction; Repairing; Seepage; Shear strength; Strength of materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Seepage through earth dams
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; Security and Emergencies; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134119
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Central Laboratory of Bridges & Highways, France
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM