Earth dams, a study

by Burr Bassell

EARTH DAMS
A STUDY

BY
BURR BASSELL, M. Am. Soc. C. E.
Consulting Engineer

New York
THE ENGINEERING NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904

Copyright, 1904
by
The Engineering News Publishing Co.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

The writer wishes to acknowledge his appreciation of the assistance given him by Mr. Jas. D. Schuyler, M. Am. Soc. C. E., Consulting Hydraulic Engineer, in reviewing this paper, and in making suggestions of value. [Appendix II] contains a list of authors whose writings have been freely consulted, and to whom the writer is indebted; the numerous citations in the body of the paper further indicate the obligations of the writer.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
Introductory	[ 1]
CHAPTER II.
Preliminary Studies and Investigations	[ 3]
CHAPTER III.
Outline Study of Soils. Puddle	[12]
CHAPTER IV.
The Tabeaud Dam, California	[17]
CHAPTER V.
Different Types of Earth Dams	[33]
CHAPTER VI.
Conclusions	[63]
APPENDIX I.
Statistical Descriptions of High Earth Dams	[67]
APPENDIX II.
Works of Reference	[68]

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Fig. 1.	Longitudinal Section of Yarrow Dam Site	[10]
2.	Cross-Section of the Yarrow Dam	[10]
3.	Plan of the Tabeaud Reservoir	[17]
4.	Tabeaud Dam: Plan Showing Bed Rock Drains	[18]
5.	Details of Drains	[18]
6.	View of Drains	[19]
7.	North Trench	[20]
8.	South Trench	[21]
9.	Main Central Drain	[21]
10.	Embankment Work	[23]
11.	Dimension Section	[26]
12.	Cross and Longitudinal Sections	[27]
13.	View of Dam Immediately After Completion	[29]
14.	Cross-Section of Pilarcitos Dam	[34]
15.	San Andres Dam	[34]
16.	Ashti Tank Embankment	[35]
17.	Typical New England Dam	[40]
18.	Two Croton Valley Dams Showing Saturation	[41]
19.	Studies of Board of Experts on the Original Earth
	Portion of the New Croton Dam	[43]
20.	Studies of Jerome Park Reservoir Embankment	[46]
21 to 24.	Experimental Dikes and Cylinder Employed in Studies
	for the North Dike of the Wachusett Reservoir	[49]
25.	Cross-Section of Dike of Wachusett Reservoir	[49]
26.	Working Cross-Section of Druid Lake Dam	[53]
27 to 29.	Designs for the Bohio Dam, Panama Canal	[55]
30.	Cross-Section of the Upper Pecos River Rock-Fill Dam	[59]
31.	Developed Section of the San Leandro Dam	[59]