Design and Construction of Embankment Dams: Difference between revisions
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{{Document Icon}} [[Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs | Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]] | {{Document Icon}} [[Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs | Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]] | ||
{{Document Icon}} [[National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 26 - Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters | National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 26 - Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]] | {{Document Icon}} [[National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 26 - Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters | National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 26 - Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]] | ||
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{{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Filters and Drainage Systems for Embankment Dams]] | {{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Filters and Drainage Systems for Embankment Dams]] | ||
{{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Filter Design History and a One-Step Design Process]] | {{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Filter Design History and a One-Step Design Process]] | ||
{{Website Icon}} [[Technical Seminar: Basic Soil Mechanics Related to Earth Dams]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 21 February 2023
Important aspects of design and construction specific to an embankment dam include the following:
- Geotechnical Exploration
- Foundation Evaluation
- Seepage Analysis & Filter/Drain Design
- Slope Stability
- Borrow Investigation
- Inflow Design Flood
- Seismic Considerations
Best Practices Resources
Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Technical Manual: Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Geotextiles in Embankment Dams (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 2: Embankment Design) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 4: Static Stability Analysis) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 5: Protective Filters) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 6: Freeboard) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 7: Riprap Slope Protection) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 8: Seepage) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 10: Embankment Construction) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 15: Foundation Grouting) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 16: Cutoff Walls) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 19: Geotextiles) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 20: Geomembranes) (Bureau of Reclamation)
Design of Small Dams (Bureau of Reclamation)
Trainings
On-Demand Webinar: Introduction to Embankment Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Filters and Drainage Systems for Embankment Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Filter Design History and a One-Step Design Process
Technical Seminar: Basic Soil Mechanics Related to Earth Dams