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seção homogenia

English translation: homogeneous section

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Portuguese term or phrase:	seção homogenia
English translation:	homogeneous section
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22:13 Jul 14, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Barragem

Portuguese term or phrase: seção homogenia

Barragem com Seção Homogenia
- Altura de 46 m da elevação 114 à elevação 160 m e comprimento de 522 m;
- Escavação mecanizada a seco de Aluvião = 183 mil m3;
- Escavação mecanizada em área de empréstimo, carga, transporte e descarga de argila e argila com matacões, para distâncias de até 6 km – 1,6 milhões m3;
- Escavação na área de empréstimo com matacões, carga, transporte e descarga = 356 mil m3;
- Execução de aterro compactado com areia = 1,2 milhões m3;
- Execução de aterro compactado com argila em camadas de 25 cm a 95% do prócto normal = 1,02 milhões m3;
- Execução da parede diafragma com hidrofresa no aluvião/arenito para rebaixamento do sistema de rede de fluxo sob a barragem, aumentando o caminho de percolação da água por meio de um intercepto impermeável “cut-off” a montante do eixo do barramento principal = 5,4 mil m2.

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homogeneous section

Explanation:
Earthen Dams and Rock Fill Dams
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homogeneous section is used for low to moderately high dams and for levees. Large dams are seldom designed as homogeneous embankment. A purely homogeneous ...
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This will help in better understanding of design of dams and dam failures. ... has now been replaced by a modified homogeneous section, in which small ...
Determination of Length of a Horizontal Drain in Homogeneous Earth ...
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An earth dam can be prevented from a seepage failure due to softening of the ... It is usual practice to use a modified homogeneous section in which an ...
California Geological Survey - CSMIP 93-02
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The Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987 (ML ≈ 5.9) shook Puddingstone Dam, a primarily cohesive, homogeneous section, compacted earth dam which ...
Advanced dam engineering for design, construction, and rehabilitation - Google Books Result
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Robert B. Jansen - 1988 - Technology & Engineering - 811 pages
Filters Filter design is a critical item in the design of earthfill dams. ... of a dam of homogeneous section to the chimney drain; from the foundation to a ...
[PDF] Determination of Length of a Horizontal Drain in Homogeneous Earth ...
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Abstract: An earth dam can be prevented from a seepage failure due to softening of the ... modified homogeneous section in which an internal drainage sys- ...
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Concrete Dam Evolution: The Bureau of Reclamation's Contributions to 2002. ... V . Hoover Dam—Quantum Leaps Forward . .... Modified Homogeneous Section . ...
EARTHFILL DAMS & ITS CLASSIFICATION
theconstructor.org/water-resources/earthfill-dams-its.../2273/ - CachedEarthfill dams are the most common type of dam built to any height. ... Homogeneous section is modified by constructing rock toe at the downstream lower end ...
Soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering - Google Books Result
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Arvind V. Shroff, Dhananjay L. Shah - 2003 - Science - 533 pages
From the flow net, = 4.86 x I0~6 m3 s"1 m"1 length of dam. Example 9.2 For the homogeneous section shown in Figure E.9.2, determine the top flow line by the ...
Chapter 2: EARTHFILL DAMS
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