Earth dam with toe drain on an impervious base

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 379-388

  Mishra, Govinda C ^a   Parida, Bhagabat P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Dam design; Dams, earth; Drainage; Seepage

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEEPAGE; WATER LEVELS;

EQUIPOTENTIAL BOUNDARY; IMPERVIOUS BASE;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

DRAIN; EARTH DAM; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; SEEPAGE;

EID: 33751111430     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2006)6:6(379)     Document Type: Article

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