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Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

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Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

DallasGeotech

(Geotechnical)

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(OP)

23 Jan 08 16:52

I am currently working on a hydrualic fill structure built in the late 's.  I have exhausted the resources available to me.  If you have any references to hydraulic fill dam construction, material properties, ect., please let me know.  Data prior to would be a plus as no data is available for the 'rules of thumb' or design guides used by the engineers to construct the dam.  

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

kslee

(Civil/Environmental)

24 Jan 08 10:49

Check MWH Global Infrastructure in Chicago. This company purchased Harza Engineering Co, which used to do a lot of design in dams.

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

DMcGrath

(Civil/Environmental)

24 Jan 08 12:37

The Fort Peck Dam in Montana was built in the 's using hydraulic fill methods. Although not a technical resource, http://www.fortpeckdam.com/ tells the story of the dam's construction and has seemingly hundreds of photos.

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

dgillette

(Geotechnical)

24 Jan 08 17:17

What questions are you seeking to answer?  Strength for static or dynamic analysis?  Seepage characteristics?

That website DMcGrath cites is a lot of fun to look at.  There is also a pretty good novel about the construction period: "Bucking the Sun" by Ivan Doig.  

DRG

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

slam

(Civil/Environmental)

27 Jan 08 21:31

Hydraulic Fill Structures (excellent papers collections) Edited by V.Zyl and S.G.Vick  , Geotechnical Special Publications No.21 ,, ASCE.

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

DallasGeotech

(Geotechnical)

(OP)

10 Apr 08 14:49

Thanks for your replies.  I currently have the ASCE publication.  We will be evaluating both the static and dynamic properties during the later stages of our investigation.  Any other suggestions would be of great help.   

RE: Hydraulic Fill Dam Construction - Historical Data

howardoark

(Geotechnical)

1 Jun 08 18:44

100 Years of Embankment Dam
Design and Construction
in the
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation History Symposium
at
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
June 18-19,
by
Richard Lyman Wiltshire, P.E.
Civil Engineer, Principal Designer
Geotechnical Services Division, Group 1
Technical Service Center
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior

and

Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power and Domestic Water Supply

James Dix Schuyler

The Schuler tome -

You can find both of these on line100 Years of Embankment DamDesign and Constructionin theU.S. Bureau of ReclamationBureau of Reclamation History SymposiumatUniversity of Nevada - Las VegasJune 18-19, byRichard Lyman Wiltshire, P.E.Civil Engineer, Principal DesignerGeotechnical Services Division, Group 1Technical Service CenterBureau of ReclamationU.S. Department of the InteriorandReservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power and Domestic Water SupplyJames Dix Schuyler The Schuler tome - http://ok.com/books/95/reservoirs-for-irrigation-water-power-and-domestic-water-supply-.htm is 607 pages of how to build dams. It's short on theory, but was probably still fairly current in .

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