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Feb 1980
Cracking, Leakage, and Erosion of Earth Dam Materials
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Erik I. Hjeldnes and Bhagwat V.K. LavaniaAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 106, Issue 2
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A laboratory approach is brought out to investigate the cracking, leakage, and erosion properties of the soils used in dam cores, and an apparatus is developed for the purpose. The applicability of the approach has been demonstrated by carrying out experiments on two Norwegian soils: (1) A well-graded material with no clay size particles and; (2) a silty-clayey fine sand. It is seen from these tests that the two soils have quite different cracking, leakage, and erosion properties under tensile deformation. The graded material shows self-healing attempts but the silty-clayey fine sand behaves in a way similar to the piping phenomenon.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 106 • Issue 2 • February 1980
Pages: 117 - 135
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© 1980 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1980
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Erik I. Hjeldnes
Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Trondheim, The Norwegian Inst. of Tech., Norway
Bhagwat V.K. Lavania
Executive Engr.; Tehri Dam Designs, Roorkee, State of U.P., India; formerly, Graduate Student, Univ. of Trondheim, The Norwegian Inst. of Tech., Norway
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