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Ghana's Akosombo dam -- Design and construction
Rockfill structure 370 ft high from low point of core and 2100 ft long, contains 10,300,000 cu yd of rock and earth fill; successful execution of one of most difficult foundation dewatering operations is described.
Ghana's Akosombo dam -- Design and construction
Rockfill structure 370 ft high from low point of core and 2100 ft long, contains 10,300,000 cu yd of rock and earth fill; successful execution of one of most difficult foundation dewatering operations is described.
Ghana's Akosombo dam -- Design and construction
Civ Eng (NY)
Ware, R.P. (author) / Hooper, D.R. (author)
1964
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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