Essays about: "Embankment dam"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the words Embankment dam.

  1. 16. Stability analysis on a planned Mexican tailings dam

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

    Author : Sofie Törnqvist; Amanda Lindquist; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : If mine waste materials are stored in dams, the dams are referred to as tailings dams. Tailings dam failures can lead to massive destruction in nearby areas because of the large amount of water and slurry tailings stored in the dams. Tailings dams are large constructions which therefore endure great stresses. READ MORE

  3. 17. Internal erosion in the pervious foundation of an embankment dam : A case study on the Lossen dam

    University essay from KTH/Vattendragsteknik

    Author : Gabriella Molinder; [2016]
    Keywords : seepage; internal erosion; suffusion; contact erosion; embankment dams;

    Abstract : The Lossen dam is an embankment dam in the Swedish river Ljusnan. The dam is founded on thick layers of stratified glaciofluvial sediments and till. Ever since construction, there have been problems with high pore pressures, large seepage flows and springs downstream of the right part of the dam. READ MORE

  4. 18. Modelling internal erosion within an embankment dam prior to breaching

    University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

    Author : Alejandro Vazquez Borragan; [2015]
    Keywords : internal erosion; numerical modelling; monitoring; embankment dam; risk analysis;

    Abstract : There are still uncertainties in the safety of existing embankment dams. For instance, the majority of embankment dams in Sweden were built between 1950s and 1970s, designed and constructed to standards that might be unacceptable nowadays. READ MORE

  5. 19. Rostfärgat slam i dränagesystem vid vattenkraftsanläggningar : orsaker och åtgärder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Anders Hamrén; [2013]
    Keywords : vattenkraft; dammar; järnbakterier; flödesmätning; dränagesystem;

    Abstract : From embankment dams is something that has long been noticed and given rise to different questions. The most serious question is if the sludge is a result of inner erosion through the dam, and thus consists of material transported from the dam. READ MORE

  6. 20. Construction of a dam over the Escartana gully close to Albacete, Spain.

    University essay from KTH/Vattendragsteknik

    Author : Alfonso Navarro Lérida; [2011]
    Keywords : Flooding lamination effect; watershed; roller-compacted concrete; dam; spillway; stilling basin;

    Abstract : The main aim of this Master Thesis is the design of several hydraulic structures to decrease as much as possible the huge flooding caused by the Escartana gully which drains its water towards the city of Albacete (Spain) and its surrounding areas, affecting to their inhabitants; and causing huge material damages in residential and industrial areas, and loss of crops in nearby farmland. Some alternatives such as embankment dams with or without drainage systems inside the dam body and a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dam have been proposed to be built, being necessary to carry out a multicriteria analysis in order to decide which alternative has the best fit according to the analyzed features of the region. READ MORE