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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>Key changes to the design that would likely have prevented embankment failureinclude:• Elimination of the antiseep collars• Utilizing a concrete encasement around the outlet conduit that allowed forbetter compaction of the earthfill against the conduit and to provide insulationduring cold weather• Lime treatment to stabilize the dispersive soils around the conduit• Utilizing a filter diaphragm with drainage provisions to the downstream toe• Provisions to stop the flow of cold air <strong>through</strong> the conduit during the winter• Provisions for slow first filling of the reservoirReferenceBureau of Land Management, Anita Reservoir (Blaine County, Montana) Dam Failure,Report by Board of Inquiry, August 20, 1997.B-4

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