Date
02 Jun 1988, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Abstract
The first part of this paper briefly presents the concept of design and construction of the Iron Gates II dams. The paper will concentrate on the works performed by the author for geotechnical investigations concerning the foundation and embankment materials. Based on the in situ investigations and large scale laboratory test data the numerical analysis for earth darn was carried out. In the second part, the observation and instrumented behaviour of foundations material were related to particular aspects: river left bank instability and earth dam connection; foundation rebound during excavation for concrete structures; settlements, pore pressures and total pressures monitoring during construction, impounding, reservoir filling and for the first three operation years.
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
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Corda, I. I., "Iron Gates II: Design and Performance of Dams – Geotechnical Considerations" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 29.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session3/29
Iron Gates II: Design and Performance of Dams – Geotechnical Considerations
The first part of this paper briefly presents the concept of design and construction of the Iron Gates II dams. The paper will concentrate on the works performed by the author for geotechnical investigations concerning the foundation and embankment materials. Based on the in situ investigations and large scale laboratory test data the numerical analysis for earth darn was carried out. In the second part, the observation and instrumented behaviour of foundations material were related to particular aspects: river left bank instability and earth dam connection; foundation rebound during excavation for concrete structures; settlements, pore pressures and total pressures monitoring during construction, impounding, reservoir filling and for the first three operation years.
