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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>Uplift (ASCE, 2000): The pressure in the upward direction against the bottom of astructure, such as an embankment dam or conduit.Upstream access: Entry <strong>through</strong> an entrance structure or inlet portal of a conduit.Upstream control: Regulation of flow within a conduit located near or at theentrance structure or inlet portal.Utility conduit: A conduit utilized for electricity, gas, telecommunications, water,or sewer service.Valve (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): A device fitted to a pipeline or orifice in which the closuremember is either rotated or moved transversely or longitudinally in the waterway soas to control or stop the flow.Void: A hole or cavity within the foundation or within the embankment materialssurrounding a conduit.Water content (ASTM D 653, 2002): The ratio of the mass of water contained inthe pore spaces of soil or rock material, to the solid mass of particles in that material,expressed as a percentage.Water quality: The condition of water as it relates to impurities.Waterstop (ACI, 2000): A thin sheet of metal, rubber, plastic, or other materialinserted across a joint to obstruct the seepage of water <strong>through</strong> the joint.Watertight (ASTM C 822, 2002): Will restrain the passage of water to not exceed aspecified limit.Weir (ASCE, 2000): A barrier in a waterway, over which water flows, serving toregulate the water level or measure flow.Working stress design method (ACI, 2000): A method of proportioningstructures or members for prescribed working loads at stresses well below theultimate, and assuming linear distribution of flexural stresses. Also known as thealternate design method.Zone: An area or portion of an embankment dam constructed using similarmaterials and similar construction and compaction methods <strong>through</strong>out.420

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