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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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<strong>Conduits</strong> <strong>through</strong> <strong>Embankment</strong> <strong>Dams</strong>misoperation of a dam. The hazard potential classification does not reflect in anyway on the current condition of the embankment dam (i.e., safety, structuralintegrity, flood routing capacity).Heat fused joint: See Joint, heat fused.Height (above ground): The maximum height from natural ground surface to thetop of an embankment dam.High density polyethylene (HDPE): A polymer prepared by the polymerizationof ethylene as the sole monomer.Holiday: A discontinuity in a coating, such as a pinhole, crack, gap, or other flaw,that allows an area of the base metal to be exposed to any corrosive environmentthat contacts the coating surface.Homogeneous: Constructed of only one type of material.Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): A trenchless construction method thatuses guided drilling. The method involves three main stages: drilling of a pilot hole,pilot hole enlargement, and pullback installation of the carrier pipe.Hydraulic fracture: A separation in a soil or rock mass that occurs if the appliedwater pressure exceeds the lateral effective stress on the soil element. Hydraulicfracture may occur if differential foundation movement is allowed. Soils compacteddry of optimum water content are more susceptible to hydraulic fracture.Hydraulic gradient: The slope of the hydraulic grade line. The hydraulic gradientis the slope of the water surface in an open channel.Hydrophilic: Having a strong affinity for water.Hydrophobic: Having a strong aversion for water.Hydrostatic head (ASTM D 653, 2002): The fluid pressure of water produced bythe height of the water above a given point.Hydrostatic pressure: The pressure exerted by water at rest.Ice lens: A mass of ice formed during the construction of an embankment dam,when a moist soil is exposed to freezing temperatures. In certain types of soils (siltsand silty soils) the size of the ice mass will increase as it draws unfrozen capillarywater from the adjacent soil. A void in the soil may remain after the ice lens melts.404

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