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Geosynthetic systems for earth dams - 35 years of experience
The first large earthdam using geosynthetic materials was built in 1970 in France. At that time the geotextile acts as a filter on the upstream slope between the rocks and the earth fill and on the down stream slope around the main drains. Since this date a lot of dams were built using geotextile filters. Also, in the last decades several studies on the long term behaviour of the used geotextiles were carried out to improve both filtration design rules and products. From this long return of experience, filtration design rules have been improved, and new filtration systems with optimized properties have been developed. As a complement to these filtration systems, a new monitoring solution based on optical fibres has been developed to detect and to localize the early signs of malfunctioning, such as leaks or instability, to enhance the long term performance of the dams.
Geosynthetic systems for earth dams - 35 years of experience
The first large earthdam using geosynthetic materials was built in 1970 in France. At that time the geotextile acts as a filter on the upstream slope between the rocks and the earth fill and on the down stream slope around the main drains. Since this date a lot of dams were built using geotextile filters. Also, in the last decades several studies on the long term behaviour of the used geotextiles were carried out to improve both filtration design rules and products. From this long return of experience, filtration design rules have been improved, and new filtration systems with optimized properties have been developed. As a complement to these filtration systems, a new monitoring solution based on optical fibres has been developed to detect and to localize the early signs of malfunctioning, such as leaks or instability, to enhance the long term performance of the dams.
Geosynthetic systems for earth dams - 35 years of experience
Geosynthetische Systeme für Erddämme - 35 Jahre Erfahrung
Artieres, O. (author) / Oberreiter, K. (author) / Aschauer, F. (author)
2009
6 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 7 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Erddamm , Staudamm , Erdaufschüttung , Damm , Stau , Wasserbau , Bodenmechanik , geosynthetischer Werkstoff , Funktionswerkstoff , Geogitter , Geotechnik , Filter
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