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Design of Overtopping Protection for Small Dams

by John W. France, Geotechnical Engineers Inc, Winchester, MA, USA,
Stephen L. Whiteside, Geotechnical Engineers Inc, Winchester, MA, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Hydraulic Engineering

Abstract:

Many existing small embankment dams in the United States cannot safely pass current design floods without overtopping. In the past several years, embankment overtopping protection has been used as a cost effective alternative to more traditional alternatives, such as spillway enlargement. This paper presents a discussion of some of the considerations in designing overtopping protection with two different technologies: roller compacted concrete and cable-tied concrete blocks.

Subject Headings: Concrete blocks | Cables | Wave overtopping | Embankment dams | Concrete dams | Roller-compacted concrete | Structural design | United States

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