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Rockfill Dam and Anchors
Our company is a major electricity supplier located in Australia. One of our dams is a 93 m high Concrete Face Rockfill Dam. The slope of the downstream face of the dam is 1V : 1.3 H (38 degrees). The dam was constructed during the early 1980's and now the spillway has been deemed to have...- wollundry5
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- Forum: Geotechnical engineering general discussion
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Use of Aggregates Containg Sulphides for Unreinforced Roller Compacted
We are rehabilitating a dam by using unreinforced Roller Compacted Concrete. The problem is that the dam is located in a very remote area and lacks commerically available aggregate and would be cost prohibitive to bring this material to site.There are local sources of rockfill (rhyolite and...- wollundry5
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- Forum: Material engineering general discussion
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Concrete Corrossion from Aggregates Containing Sulphides
We are rehabilitating a dam by using unreinforced Roller Compacted Concrete. The problem is that the dam is located in a very remote area and the local sorce of rockfill (rhyolite and granite)used on the original dam contains some sulphide mineralisation. Would this rock be suitable for a...- wollundry5
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
