Controlling the quality of compaction of earth fill in the construction of high dams

Autor: Bortkevich, S. V., Vutsel', V. I., Chernilov, A. G., Roiko, N. F.
Zdroj: Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction); May 1981, Vol. 15 Issue: 5 p263-269, 7p
Abstrakt: Conclusions 1.To ensure a high rate of construction and reliability of earth dams it is suggested to check the quality of compacting coarse-grained soils of a nonpiping composition with respect to fines (e.g., with respect to particles with a diameter smaller than 1–5 mm) and soils of a piping composition — with respect to the soil as a whole.2.In the case of a wide range of variation of the granulometric composition of soils being placed in a dam it is necessary to differentiate the requirements imposed on their density with respect to the granulometric composition. It is possible to control the granulometric composition of soils with a high degree of nonuniformity on the basis of the content of one or two characteristic fractions.3.A check of these principles of quality control of the compaction of coarse-grained soils by the experience of constructing the Nurek dam showed their practical value.
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