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Engineering & Design Construction Control for Earth & Rock-Fill Dams 1. Purpose. The purpose of this manual is to present principles and methods for construction control of earth and rock-fill dams. 2. Applicability. This manual applies to all Corps of Engineers divisions and districts having responsibility for construction of earth and rock-fill dams. 3. General. This manual is a guide to construction and inspection of earth and rock-fill dams in those aspects that pertain to safe and satisfactory performance. FOR THE COMMANDER: Robert H. Griffin Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Chief of Staff CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction References General Considerations Chapter 2 Field Organization and Responsibility Resident Inspection Force Field Laboratory Assistance by Higher Echelon Records and Reports Chapter 3 Foundation and Abutment Treatment General Clearing, Grubbing, Stripping, and Cleaning Seepage Control Treatment of Unfavorable Conditions Dewatering and Drainage of Excavated Areas Chapter 4 Borrow Areas and Quarries Section I Earth Fill Excavation, Handling, and Hauling Equipment Borrow Area Operation Section II Quarries and Rock Excavation General Equipment Test Quarries Obtaining Specified Rock Fill Section III Final Condition of Borrow Areas, Quarries, and Spoil Areas Borrow Areas Quarries Spoil or Waste Areas Chapter 5 Earth-Fill and Rock-Fill Construction Section I Fill Processing and Compaction Equipment Heavy Compaction Equipment Hand-Operated Compaction Equipment Spreading and Processing Equipment Section II Test Fills Rock Test Fills Earth Test Fills Section III Impervious and Semipervious Fill Definitions Compaction Fundamentals Compaction Specifications Simple Control Procedures Field Control Testing and Sampling Operations in Adverse Weather Compaction in Confined Areas Section IV Pervious Fill Definition Compaction Equipment Material Gradations Water Content Control Lift Thicknesses and Number of Passes or Coverages Density Requirements Construction Control Test Results and Actions to be Taken Section V Rock Fill General Hard Rock Soft Rock Section VI Semicompacted Earth Fills Uses Specifications Construction Control Section VII Sequence of Placement and Measurement of Quantities Schedule of Construction Placement Sequence Measurement of Quantities Section VIII Slope Protection Areas to be Protected Upstream Slope Protection Downstream Slope Protection Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Construction Features River Diversion Stage Construction Surface Drainage Facilities Service Bridge Pier Foundations Instrumentation Haul Roads, Maintenance Roads, and Public Roads Chapter 7 Records and Reports Daily Reports Compaction Control Reports Instrumentation Observations Construction Foundation Report Final Construction Report Appendix A References Appendix B Methods of Relating Field Density Data to Desired or Specified Values Appendix C Field Compaction Control Forms and Supplemental Instructions Appendix D Instructions for Preparing Periodic Summaries of Field Compaction Control Data on Earth and Rock-Fill Dams Appendix E Description and Use of Instruments During Earth and Rock-Fill Dam Construction Index End of Preview.
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