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Figure 15.8.
Gouhou Dam (Chen, 1993). 1. Crest wall; 2. Normal water level; 3. Face slab; 4. Dead
water level; 5. Random fill; 6. Clay; 7. Masonry; 8. Alluvium; 9. Dam axis.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Figure 15.9.
Gouhou Dam failure (a) view from downstream (b) section (c) crest wall details.
Photographs courtesy of Professor Chen Zuyu.
unit weight of the rockfill in kN/m
3
,
where E
rc
and E
rf
are in MPa,
settlement of
layer of thickness d
1
due to the construction of the dam to a thickness H above that layer;
n
s
face slab deflection at depth h from the reservoir surface, and d is measured normal
to the face slab as shown.
s
,
n
, H, d
1
and d
2
are all measured in metres.
