Date
02 Jun 1988, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Abstract
The topography, geology, foundation conditions and geotechnical properties of the rock units play a dominant role in the selection of type of a dam. It is usually difficult to determine initially, what particular type of dam is technically feasible and economically viable, for a particular dam site. In selecting the most suitable type of dam, a thorough consideration is given to the characteristic of each type of dam. Before the final selection of the type of dam, detailed evaluation is made of location, topography, geology, foundation condition, geological structure, seismicity, depth of the overburden in the valley section, geotechnical properties of various rock units etc. The paper deals only with the geological problems and geotechnical properties of rock of Kbajuri Kacb and Mangi Dam in Pakistan. It has been demonstrated, as to how far the geology and geotechnical features of rock units have affected the selection of the type of the dam for these two dam sites.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Hasan, Baqir, "Effects of Geology and Geotechnical Properties of Rocks for the Selection of Type of Dams" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 10.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session2/10
Effects of Geology and Geotechnical Properties of Rocks for the Selection of Type of Dams
The topography, geology, foundation conditions and geotechnical properties of the rock units play a dominant role in the selection of type of a dam. It is usually difficult to determine initially, what particular type of dam is technically feasible and economically viable, for a particular dam site. In selecting the most suitable type of dam, a thorough consideration is given to the characteristic of each type of dam. Before the final selection of the type of dam, detailed evaluation is made of location, topography, geology, foundation condition, geological structure, seismicity, depth of the overburden in the valley section, geotechnical properties of various rock units etc. The paper deals only with the geological problems and geotechnical properties of rock of Kbajuri Kacb and Mangi Dam in Pakistan. It has been demonstrated, as to how far the geology and geotechnical features of rock units have affected the selection of the type of the dam for these two dam sites.
