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Design and Construction of Small Earth Dams
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This book provides a
sound and practical approach to
the investigation, design and
construction of various sized
farm dams. This book covers all
the steps involved in the construction of a small earth dam.
Chapters include:
- Investigation and Planning
- Legal requirements
- runoff estimates
- water quality
- Types of Dams, Gully, Hillside, Ring tank, Turkey's nest, spread bank storage
- Site investigation, foundations, dam building materials
- Soil Sampling
- Classification of soils
- Borrow pits
- Spillway
- Freeboard
- Settlement
- Outlet pipes
- Valves
- Siphons
- Topsoil cover
- Estimation of earthworks volumes, and much more.
Code No. 002823, ISBN 0909605343
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