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Reservoir situated in moorland has capacity of 163 million gal with max depth of 29 ft; embankment, earthwork structure with puddle clay core, is 470 ft in length and 39 ft high; after construction had begun, embankments were heightened by 2 ft; settlement occurred always at same place during heavy rainfalls; cause of settlement was badly shattered surface of rock on which dam was founded; remedial measures.
Reservoir situated in moorland has capacity of 163 million gal with max depth of 29 ft; embankment, earthwork structure with puddle clay core, is 470 ft in length and 39 ft high; after construction had begun, embankments were heightened by 2 ft; settlement occurred always at same place during heavy rainfalls; cause of settlement was badly shattered surface of rock on which dam was founded; remedial measures.
Subsidence in earth reservoir embankment
Surveyor
Wilson, A. (author)
1949
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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