War Damages and Reconstruction of Peruća Dam
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The paper describes the heavy damages caused by blasting in the Peruća rockfill dam in Croatia in January 1993. Complete collapse of the dam by overtopping was prevented through quick action of the dam owner by dumping clayey gravel on the lowest sections of the dam crest and opening the bottom outlet of the reservoir, thus efficiently lowering the water level. After the damages were sufficiently established and alternatives for restoration of the dam were evaluated, it was decided to construct a diaphragm wall through the damaged core in the central dam part as the impermeable dam element and to rebuild the central clay core at the dam abutments. Reconstruction works are described.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 4 • April 1999
Pages: 280 - 288
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Published online: Apr 1, 1999
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