1st Edition

Design of Earth Dams

By A.L. Goldin, L.N. Rasskazov Copyright 1992

    Earth dams are the most common impoundment structures, with stringent requirements imposed on their design and construction. Modern design require accurate static and dynamic computations based on thorough analysis of stress-strain conditions, as detailed in this handbook (translated from the Russia

    INTRODUCTION 1 SOIL AS A MATERIAL OF DAM BODY 2 SEEPAGE IN EARTH DAMS 3 CONSOLIDATION OF SOIL IN DAM BODY AND FOUNDATION 4 STRESS-STRAIN STATE AND STRENGTH OF DAM SOIL 5 SEISMIC STABILITY OF EARTH DAMS 6 SLOPE STABILITY 7 DAM-FOUNDATION TRANSITIONS 8 DAM DESIGN USING EARTH MATERIALS 9 OPTIMUM DESIGN OF EARTH DAMS BY FACTOR ANALYSIS

    Biography

    Goldin, A.L.