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Aug 1958
Design and Performance of Vermilion Dam, California
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: K. Terzaghi, HM.ASCE, and T. M. Leps, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 84, Issue 3
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This paper describes the design and performance of a zoned earth dam located in the Sierra Nevada, California, on marginal glacial deposits. The pattern of stratification is so intricate that it was impracticable to determine all the essential geological features of the subsoil in advance of construction. Therefore, it was necessary to check on the design assumption during construction and to modify some details of the original design in accordance with the findings. As a result of this procedure the finished structure is as safe and satisfactory as if all the essential properties of the site had been known in advance of construction.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 84 • Issue 3 • August 1958
Pages: 1728-1 - 1728-30
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© 1958 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1958
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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K. Terzaghi, HM.ASCE
Prof. Emeritus, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
T. M. Leps, M.ASCE
Chf. Civ. Engr., Southern Calif. Edison Co., Los Angeles, Calif.
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