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[3] OL and OH soils are not recommended for major portions of the cores of earthfill<br />

dams. PT soils are unsuitable.<br />

[4] Rapid drawdown will not affect the upstream slope of a zoned embankment that has<br />

a large upstream pervious shell.<br />

3. Experience of Australia<br />

For homogenous dams the following batter slopes are recommended for embankments<br />

built of soils classified according to the Unified Soil Classification system<br />

Table 5.24 – Batter slope with soil classification and height.[4]<br />

Case type A<br />

B<br />

Homogenous or Modified<br />

Modified homogenous<br />

Purpose Detention or storage Storage<br />

Subject to<br />

rapid drawdown<br />

No Yes<br />

GW GC CL CH GW GC CL CH<br />

Soil GP GM ML MH GP GM ML MH<br />

classification SW SC SW SC<br />

SP SM SP SM<br />

Dam Height (m) & Slope<br />

0 - 3 U/S P 2.5:1 2.5:1 3.5:1 P 3:1 3.5:1 4:1<br />

D/S 2:1 2:1 2.5:1 2:1 2.5:1 2.5:1<br />

3 - 7 U/S P 2.5:1 3:1 3:1 P 3.5:1 4:1 4:1<br />

D/S 2.5:1 2.5:1 3:1 2.5:1 3:1 3:1<br />

7 - 10 U/S P 3:1 3:1 3.5:1 P 3.5:1 4:1 4:1<br />

D/S 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 3.5:1 3.5:1<br />

Notes: U/S = upstream slope and D/S = downstream slope<br />

Rapid drawdown rates of 1.0 m/day.<br />

“P” = pervious denotes soils which are not suitable.<br />

4. Experience of Japan<br />

The cross section shape of the dam shall be determined in accordance with calculations<br />

to ensure its stability.<br />

The standard cross section diagram shown in Figure 5.17 and Table 5.25 shall be used<br />

in determining the cross section shape of the dam. The thickness of the paved portion is not to<br />

be included in the height of the dam when the top of the dam is used as a road.<br />

H2<br />

H 1<br />

F<br />

HWL<br />

1: n<br />

Foundation<br />

layer<br />

FWL h 1<br />

b<br />

nF<br />

1<br />

3<br />

F<br />

Impervious<br />

core<br />

d3 d2 n<br />

F<br />

n<br />

1: n<br />

1<br />

1: n<br />

11:<br />

n<br />

h 4<br />

2<br />

h 2<br />

1: n<br />

3<br />

n<br />

3<br />

d 4 d 1<br />

B<br />

h 3<br />

H<br />

1: n 4<br />

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