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Jun 1, 2021
From Good to Great: The Evolution of Cutoff Wall Quality Control and Verification Techniques
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The last three decades have brought tremendous improvements to quality control (QC) procedures for construction and post-construction verification of deep cutoff walls installed in active high-hazard dams. Developments have been made in every aspect of the construction processes, including drilling/excavation, cleaning of inter-element joints, preparation and placement of backfill materials, verification of the constructed product, and data collection, representation, and monitoring of dam instrumentation.
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© 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 2021
Published online: Jun 1, 2021
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Pablo Bassola
Senior Project Manager, TREVIICOS; Clewiston, FL
Mohamed Elgouhary, M.ASCE
Quality Control Manager, TREVIICOS; Johnson City, TN
Fabio Santillan, M.ASCE
Vice President for Major Projects, TREVIICOS; Boston, MA
Wes Schmutzler
Senior Project Manager, TREVIICOS; Washington, DC
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