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Earth Dams
Earth Dams
A STUDY
BY
BURR BASSELL, M. Am. Soc. C. E.
Consulting' Engineer
NEW YORK
THE ENGINEERING NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904
COPYRIGHT, 1904
BY
THE ENGINEERING NEWS PUBLISHING Co.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
The writer wishes to acknowledge his appreciation of the
ssistance given him by Mr. Jas. D. Schuyler, M. Am. Soc. C.E.,
Consulting Hydraulic Engineer, in reviewing this paper, and in
making suggestions of value. Appendix II. contains a list of
authors whose writings have been freely consulted, and to whom
the writer is indebted; the numerous citations in the body of the
paper further indicate the obligations of the writer.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Introductory
CHAPTER II.
Preliminary Studies and Investigations
CHAPTER III.
Outline Study of Soils. Puddle 12
CHAPTER IV.
The Tabeaud Dam, California 17
CHAPTER V.
Different Types of Earth Dams 33
CHAPTER VI.
Conclusions 63
APPENDIX I.
Statistical Descriptions of High Earth Dams 67
APPENDIX II.
Works of Reference... ..68
ILLUSTRATIONS.
1. Longitudinal Section of Yarrow Dam Site 10
2. Cross-Section of the Yarrow Dam 10
Plan of the Tabeaud Reservoir17
Tabeaud Dam: Plan Showing Bed Rock Drains ..18
5.Details of Drains . '. 18
6. View of Drains 19
7. North Trench 20
8. South Trench '. 21
9.Main Central Drain 21
10. Embankment Work23
11. Dimension Section 26
12. Cross and Longitudinal Sections 27
13. View of Dam Immediately After Completion 29
14. Cross-Section of Pilarcitos Dam 34
15. San Andres Dam 34
16. Ashti Tank Embankment 35
17. Typical New England Dam 40
18. Two Croton Valley Dams Showing Saturation 41
19. Studies of Board of Experts on the Original Earth Portion of
the -New Croton Darn 43
20. Studies of Jerome Park Reservoir Embankment 46
21 to 24. Experimental Dikes and Cylinder Employed in Studies
for the North Dike of the Wachusett Reservoir 49
25. Cross-Section of Dike of Wachusett Reservoir 49
26. Working Cross-Section of Druid Lake Dam 53
27 to 29. Designs for the Bohio Dam, Panama Canal -55
30. Cross-Section of the Upper Pecos River Rock- Fill Dam 59
31. Developed Section of the San Leandro Dam 59
EARTH DAMS
CHAPTER I.
Introductory.