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Author Goldin, A. L

Title Design of Earth Dams
Published Rotterdam : Taylor and Francis, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (341 pages)
Series Geotechnika ; 2
Geotechnika ; 2
Contents Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 SOIL AS A MATERIAL OF DAM BODY; 1.1 Classification of soil, grain-size distribution and basic physico-mechanical properties; 1.2 Soil permeability; 1.3 Volume change of soil; 1.4 Form change; 1.5 Condition of soil strength; 1.6 Primary dynamic properties of soil; 1.7 Selection of soil properties for dam body; 2 SEEPAGE IN EARTH DAMS; 2.1 Foundations of seepage theory; 2.2 Determination of seepage parameters in earth dams; 2.3 Seepage strength of soil; 2.4 Drainage and filters
3 CONSOLIDATION OF SOIL IN DAM BODY AND FOUNDATION3.1 Theoretical background; 3.2 Basic relationships of the theory of consolidation; 3.3 Solutions of the theory of consolidation; 3.4 Design guidelines; 4 STRESS-STRAIN STATE AND STRENGTH OF DAM SOIL; 4.1 Variational-difference calculus in stress-strain problems of earth dams; 4.2 Finite element method combined with the method of local variations (plane strain problem); 4.3 Finite element method combined with method of local variations (spatial problem); 4.4 Results of solutions to stress-strain problems for earth dams
4.5 Utilization of stress-strain computations in dam design5 SEISMIC STABILITY OF EARTH DAMS; 5.1 Some remarks on earthquakes; 5.2 Types of seismic waves and scales of seismicity; 5.3 Dynamic method of stress-strain computations for earth dams (explicit scheme, variation-difference version); 5.4 Dynamic method of stress-strain computations for earth dams (implicit scheme in finite element method); 5.5 Static (quasidynamic) method of seismic computations; 5.6 Seismic effects in design schemes and seismic prevention measures; 6 SLOPE STABILITY
6.1 Stability computations for circular cylindric slip surface6.2 Assessment of local slope stability; 6.3 Mozhevitinov's method of oblique forces; 6.4 Recommendations on the use of slope stability assessment methods; 7 DAM-FOUNDATION TRANSITIONS; 7.1 Seepage prevention measures in dam foundation; 7.2 Grout curtains in dam foundation; 7.3 Dissolution of salted soil in body and foundation of hydraulic engineering structures; 7.4 Selection of underground contour; 8 DAM DESIGN USING EARTH MATERIALS; 8.1 General design guidelines; 8.2 Earthfill dams; 8.3 Hydraulic-fill earth dams
8.4 Earth-rockfill dams8.5 Earth dams with nonsoil seepage prevention components (rockfill dams); 8.6 Earth dams constructed by controlled blasting; 8.7 Dams constructed in the Far North; 8.8 Selection of earth dam type; 9 OPTIMUM DESIGN OF EARTH DAMS BY FACTOR ANALYSIS; 9.1 Concept of dam design factors; 9.2 Factor analysis in design of earth dams; method of complete factor experiment; 9.3 Method of fractional factor analysis; 9.4 Search for optimum structure; 9.5 Application of factor analysis in optimization of structures; REFERENCES
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Subject Earth dams.
Earth dams
Form Electronic book
Author Rasskazov, L. N
Zeidler, Ryszard B
ISBN 9781351455848
1351455842