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Review of climatic, topographic, and geological features of Canada, insofar as they influence design and construction of Canadian dams, and description of major projects currently under construction in Canada; examples of earth dams constructed in typical Cordillera valleys; Manicouagan 5 Dam on Canadian Shield is concrete structure included in paper; it is of multiple-arch design and largest structure of its type in world; Mactaquac Dam, in Appalachian region, is rock-filled structure, with central impervious till core; in addition to these seven dams, seven additional modern dams are mentioned.
Review of climatic, topographic, and geological features of Canada, insofar as they influence design and construction of Canadian dams, and description of major projects currently under construction in Canada; examples of earth dams constructed in typical Cordillera valleys; Manicouagan 5 Dam on Canadian Shield is concrete structure included in paper; it is of multiple-arch design and largest structure of its type in world; Mactaquac Dam, in Appalachian region, is rock-filled structure, with central impervious till core; in addition to these seven dams, seven additional modern dams are mentioned.
Modern Canadian dams
Int Conf Soil Mechanics Foundation Eng
Sexton, J.K. (author)
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation ; 1965
1965
17 pages
Conference paper
English
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