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Aug 1958
Rockfill Dams: The Bersimis Sloping Core Dams
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The Canadian Shield area of the province of Quebec offers some of the world's most favourable sites for development of hydro-electric power. These hydroelectric projects usually involve the construction of large dams. In the past many of the major dams were constructed of concrete, but now, because of modern development in dam construction and also for economic reasons, greater consideration is being given to earth and rockfill dams. The recently completed Bersimis No. 1, previously known as the Bersimis - Lac Casse Development, involved the construction of two earthfill dams and two rockfill dams, which are among the first of their type to be built in this region. It is proposed to describe in this paper the site and the design, construction and performance of these two rockfill dams.
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Journal of the Power Division
Volume 84 • Issue 4 • August 1958
Pages: 1740-1 - 1740-31
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© 1958 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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F. W. Patterson
Chf. Project Engr., Hydr. Div., H. G. Acres & Co. Limited, Niagara Falls, Canada
D. H. MacDonald, AM.ASCE
Geotechnical Engr., Hydr. Div., H. G. Acres & Company Limited, Niagara Falls, Canada
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