Development of Embankment Dam Engineering and Basic Design Considerations

p. 1

Foundation Exploration for Earth and Rockfill Dams and Treatment of Rock Foundations p. 29
Seepage Theory

p. 88

Control of Seepage Through Embankment Dams

p. 132

Treatment of Foundations for Embankment Dams

p. 177

Cracking of Earth Dams

p. 223

Shear Strength of Soils

p. 254

Critical Stages and Pore Pressures in Earth Dams

p. 287

Stability Analysis - The Limit-equilibrium Approach

p. 328

Finite-element Method of Stability Analysis

p. 362

Stability During Earthquakes

p. 394

Rockfill Dams

p. 439

Quality Control in Construction of Embankments - Monitoring of Post-Construction

Behaviour

p. 482

Some Important Embankment Dams

p. 523

Case Studies of Dam Failures

p. 552

River Diversion During Construction

p. 576

Spillways for Embankment Dams

p. 606

Energy Dissipators

p. 657

Environmental Impact of Dams

p. 683

Appendix

p. 696

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