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Designing Dam Embankments with Articulating Concrete Block Systems
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Dams are called “installations containing dangerous forces” in International Humanitarian Law; there is potential for great destruction to people, property and the environment in the event of a dam failure. The forces that make dams dangerous also provide essential benefits such as drinking water, flood control, power production, irrigation and recreation. Holding a balance between destructive forces and essential benefits lies, to some degree, in protecting the dam from soil erosion when an overtopping event occurs.
Author
Craig Seger, P.E., and Matthew Stovall, P.E.Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this article, the reader should be able to understand:
• How Articulating Concrete Block revetment mats can be used to protect dam embankments
• Embankment dam flow behavior during an overtopping event
• How to perform Factor of Safety calculations as well as understand the origins of the theories that underlie the calculations and the references to support them
• The importance of ASTM standards regarding Articulating Concrete Block system testing
Abstract
The Professional Development Series is a unique opportunity to earn continuing education credit by reading specially focused, sponsored articles in Informed Infrastructure. If you read the following article, display your understanding of the stated learning objectives, and follow the simple instructions, you can fulfill a portion of your continuing education requirements at no cost to you. This article also is available online at www.v1-education.com.
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