PAYMENT
UNIT-I
EARTH AND ROCKFILL DAMS: GENERAL FEATURES,
SELECTION OF SITE; MERITS AND
DEMERITS OF THE EARTH AND ROCK FILL DAMS,
CLASSIFICATION OF EARTH DAMS, CAUSES
OF FAILURE, SAFE DESIGN CRITERIA.
INSTRUMENTATION IN EARTH DAMS: PORE
PRESSURE
MEASUREMENTS, SETTLEMENT GAUGES,
INCLINOMETERS, STRESS MEASUREMENTS,
SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS