Factor and cluster analyses of water chemistry in and around a large rockfill dam: Implications for water leakage

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1254-1263

  Lee, Jin Yong ^a   Kim, Hyoung Soo ^b   Yun, Seong Taek ^c   Kwon, Jang Soon ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Energy Resources Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Dams, Rockfill; Groundwater; Korea, South; Leakage; Sinkholes; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; COREMAKING; DAMS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOCATION; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL GROUP; CLAY CORES; CORE MATERIAL; DAM CRESTS; DAM WATER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTOR AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FILL MATERIALS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GROUTING MATERIALS; HIGH PERMEABILITY ZONE; HYDRAULIC TESTS; KOREA, SOUTH; LEAKAGE; LEFT ABUTMENT; PERCOLATING WATERS; PHREATIC LINE; ROCK FILLS; ROCK-FILL DAM; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACER TESTS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEAKAGE;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER; LEAKAGE; PHREATIC ZONE; ROCKFILL DAM; SINKHOLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPILLWAY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 75949085928     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000039     Document Type: Article

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