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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/5594| Title: | An earth fill dam on permafrost, Hess Creek Dam, Livengood, Alaska |
| Authors: | Callahan Mining Corporation Kitze, F. F. Simoni, O. W. |
| Keywords: | Hess Creek Dam, Alaska Livengood, Alaska Earth dams Design Construction Earth fill dams Cold regions Cold weather conditions Frozen soils Frozen ground Permafrost Soils Embankments |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 196. |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: The Hess Creek Dam is a combination hydraulic fill and rolled earth fill structure containing about 479,000 cu yd of earth fill. A steel sheet pile cutoff wall runs along the base centerline. A 48-in.-diam metal pipe outlet with control gate.was installed through the embankment at one end and a spillway 1300 ft long and 100 ft wide was built to accommodate flood flow. The performance and present condition of the dam suggest that construction of earth fill embankments on permafrost is feasible and practical. The embankment appears to have had little or no detrimental effect on the underlying permafrost. The refrigeration system installed at the base of the embankment seems to have accomplished its purpose of refreezing foundation soil thawed during the summer construction period. NOTE: This file is large. Allow your browser several minutes to download the file |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/5594 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| CRREL-Technical-Report-196.pdf | 28.57 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |