2nd Home work (Critical Thinking Problem)

HINT: You would be judged based on the values you select.

The given figure, in page 2, in just an illustration figure, you final dam

drawing, will vary, depending on the cross-section and properties you

select.

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1-Assume Water Table

2-alculate Free Board (Based on Equation, this can be found in any

Dam-Engineering Text-book)

3-Based on 2, Calculate Dam height

4- Define Top Width

5- Select the core dimension

6- decide whether, transition zone is necessary, or should it be replaced

by a FILTER

7- Do you need a filter at Down-stream ?, is so, set a filter zone

8- decide to what depth. the dam-foundation should be considered in our

analysis.

9- Select upstream and downstream slope. From recommended slope

value provided by Terzaghi or any other authors.

Required:

Perform Seepage Analysis, for coffecient of permeability refere to any

geotechnical text-book

Perform Slope stability, use Unconfined compression test resluts

(cohesion, and angle of internal friction values).