Analysis of the annual thermal response of an earth dam for the assessment of the hydraulic conductivity of its compacted till core

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-195

  Smith, M ^a   Konrad, J M ^b  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embankment dam; Hydraulic conductivity; Internal erosion; Temperature measurements; Thermal monitoring

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EMBANKMENT DAM; INTERNAL EROSION; THERMAL MONITORING;

DAMS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DAMS; EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

COMPACTION; CONSTRUCTION; EARTH DAM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; THERMAL REGIME;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 41549105893     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-095     Document Type: Article

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