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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/22369| Title: | Experiments to determine the efficacy of bentonite in reducing seepage through and under levees |
| Authors: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. |
| Keywords: | Levees Bentonite Seepage |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Memorandum;no. 135-1 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The general purpose of the experiments under discussion was to determine the efficacy of the material known as bentonite as an agent for reducing seepage through and under levees. Specifically, it was desired to determine the efficacy of bentonite used (a), as a grout; (b), as a blanket, and (c), as a cut-off wall. |
| Description: | Technical Memorandum |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/22369 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Memorandum |
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| WES Technical Memorandum No 135-1.pdf | 2.75 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |