Frozen Dams in Permafrost Regions - Mine Water Solutions

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Why Build a Frozen Core Dam?•Low permeability core material not available, or not suitable•The core of frozen core dams can be constructed of esker orcrushed rock and water•Foundations thaw susceptible•Foundation thawing would cause excessive settlement of thaweddam•Construction timing/sequence•Thawed dams cannot be constructed in winter
Frozen Dams Throughout HistoryPrimarily active freezingPassive freezing, using theextreme cold of theenvironmentLEGENDSummer Construction, Active Freezing Summer Construction, Passive Freezing Winter Construction, Passive Freezing
Page 1 and 2: Frozen Dams inPermafrost RegionsMeg
Page 3: DefinitionFrozen Core Dam: A dam in
Page 8 and 9: Case Study: Petrovsk Dam, Russia•
Page 10 and 11: Case Study: Irelyakh River Dam, Rus
Page 12 and 13: Case Study: Anadyr’, RussiaConstr
Page 14 and 15: Case Study: Garrow Lake, Canada•
Page 16 and 17: North Dam - Design Components
Page 18 and 19: North Dam - Thermal AnalysisMid-Dec
Page 20 and 21: North Dam - Core Material• Winter
Page 22 and 23: Lessons Learnt - North Dam Construc
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