Earth and Rockfill Dams
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The official GTU curriculum for Earth and Rockfill Dams (subject code ME02076061) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 4 units, covering 31 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02076061)Unit 1 Basics of Earth and Rockfill Dams
- Classification of dam w.r.t material
- construction technique
- purpose, etc
- selection of basic dam section and factors affecting it, classification and selection of construction materials and construction technique
- Special problems pertain to foundation treatment and related case studies
Unit 2 Earthen dams
- Design of earth dam (small and large) as per general practice and codal guidelines
- seepage analysis
- flow nets
- seepage control measures
- stability analysis for various conditions (Bishop's Analysis
- Bishop and Morgenstern Analysis
- Non-circular Failure Surfaces: Janbu Analysis)
- design of filters for slope protections
- relief well and upstream blanket
- quality control
- failure of dams (Case studies)
Unit 3 Rock-fill dams
- Selection of materials
- design details and modern construction techniques of rock-fill dam, special problems
- core and transition zone
- limitations of laboratory parameters evaluations
- rock- fill and spillway operation
- routing of floods
- gate operation
- Case studies
Unit 4 Dam Maintenance & Quality control
- Need of instrumentation
- classification of instrumentation
- location of in dam section
- monitoring of dam, maintenance and dam safety measures
- distress and remedial measures in earth and rock-fill dams
- earth pressure problems at interface of earth fills and abutments
- guidelines for dam maintenance
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