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core is flanked by zones of materials considered more pervious, called shells. These pervious<br />

zones or shells enclose, support and protect the impervious core, the upstream pervious zone<br />

affords stability against rapid drawdown; and the downstream pervious zone acts as a drain to<br />

control seepage and lower the phreatic surface. In many cases, a filter between the<br />

impervious zone and downstream shell and a drainage layer beneath the downstream are<br />

necessary. In Table 5.4 are presented some examples of zoned and homogeneous small<br />

dams in Japan, illustrating their typical sections and also some rehabilitation measures under<br />

way in order to improve their safety conditions.<br />

5.4 FREEBOARD<br />

5.4.1 Definitions of Freeboard<br />

Freeboard is the vertical distance between the crest of the dam and a specified stillwater<br />

reservoir water surface elevation. Common definitions of freeboard are as follows:<br />

� Normal freeboard – vertical distance from dam crest elevation to normal operating<br />

reservoir still-water surface elevation.<br />

� Minimum freeboard – vertical distance from dam crest elevation to maximum reservoir<br />

still-water surface elevation during inflow design flood with spillway operating<br />

5.4.2 Freeboard Design Considerations<br />

Freeboard must be sufficient to prevent overtopping of the dam that could result from<br />

reasonable combinations of a number of factors, as illustrated on Figure 5.2:<br />

and<br />

� Wind-generated wave action, wind setup, and wave runup;<br />

� Earthquake and/or landslide-generated waves and runup;<br />

� Post-construction settlement of embankment dams and foundations;<br />

� Provision for malfunction of spillways (especially gated structures) and outlet works,<br />

� Site-specific uncertainties including flood hydrology.<br />

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