TY - GEN
T1 - A new concept for rockfill dams - Protecting the surrounding environment
AU - Kudou, A.
AU - Nishigaki, M.
AU - Torii, T.
AU - Asada, S.
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - To meet the increasing demand for electric power and also preserve the environment, more and indeed new concepts for hydroelectric dams are been proposed. For pump-storage rockfill dams, the saturated-unsaturated hydraulic properties of construction materials are important considerations. This paper reports the results of a series of laboratory tests that were carried out on the hydraulic properties of coarse materials. A new method for determining the saturated-unsaturated coefficients of permeability of coarse materials in the laboratory and an evaluating system for rockfill dams under non-Darcy flow conditions due to rapid drawdown are proposed.
AB - To meet the increasing demand for electric power and also preserve the environment, more and indeed new concepts for hydroelectric dams are been proposed. For pump-storage rockfill dams, the saturated-unsaturated hydraulic properties of construction materials are important considerations. This paper reports the results of a series of laboratory tests that were carried out on the hydraulic properties of coarse materials. A new method for determining the saturated-unsaturated coefficients of permeability of coarse materials in the laboratory and an evaluating system for rockfill dams under non-Darcy flow conditions due to rapid drawdown are proposed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84868583079
SN - 9059660285
SN - 9789059660281
T3 - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment
SP - 2399
EP - 2402
BT - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
T2 - 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment, ICSMGE 2005
Y2 - 12 September 2005 through 16 September 2005
ER -