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SMALL DAMS - Comité Français des Barrages et Réservoirs

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Chapter V<br />

The typical cross-section of this dam was noteworthy in comparison to larger structures<br />

because of the use of the impervious facing geomembrane and the absence of<br />

vertical contraction joints.<br />

VILLAUMUR DAM<br />

Villaumur dam (figure 4) is the smallest French dam built of RCC; it stands 16 metres<br />

high and involved 10 000 m 3 of RCC. The trapezoidal cross-section is thick, which<br />

meant no gallery had to be built. Here the dam was made watertight by a reinforced<br />

concrete face built slightly in advance of RCC placement. A geotextile connected to a<br />

series of PVC outlets served to drain the facing. The dam foundation interface is<br />

drained through a layer of porous RCC that comes out slightly below natural ground<br />

level in a wedge of rockfill.<br />

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Fig. 4 - Typical cross-section of Villaumur RCC dam

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