Laboratory Study on Rectangular Section Rockfill Dam Output Hydrograph

Document Type : Original Article

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Abstract
One of the most simple and effective flood control solution is detention rock fill dam. Considerably less construction equipments, technology and cost requirement are the advantage at distension rook fill dams. To find the optimum thickness of such dams, series of experiments were carried out in the field Laboratory Shiraz University (Faculty of Water Engineering), using cobbles with average diameters of D50 = 5 cm, D50 = 7.5 cm and D50 = 10 cm. A relationship between rock fill dam thickness, outflow discharge and average diameter of the cobbles were developed.

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Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 8
March and April 2011
Pages 81-88

  • Receive Date 07 February 2010
  • Revise Date 24 October 2010
  • Accept Date 09 March 2011