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On Dec. 1, 1923, dam forming artificial lake of Gleno collapsed and freed impounded waters; about 6,540,000 cu. yd. of water rushed into valley below; from that time onward extra precautions were taken to make sure that new dams should not fail; precautions consisted in solidifying rock beds of dams by injecting fluid cement grout into all possible cracks or cavities in rock.
On Dec. 1, 1923, dam forming artificial lake of Gleno collapsed and freed impounded waters; about 6,540,000 cu. yd. of water rushed into valley below; from that time onward extra precautions were taken to make sure that new dams should not fail; precautions consisted in solidifying rock beds of dams by injecting fluid cement grout into all possible cracks or cavities in rock.
Strengthening power dams in the Alps
Compressed Air Mag
Collino, G. (author)
1927
4 pages
4 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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