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Seepage Cut-Offs FOR Levees AND dams : THE technology review Dr. Donald A. Bruce1 Abstract Seepage through and under existing Levees and embankment dams is a major threat to such structures all across the country, and programs of unprecedented scale have been initiated to remediate this problem. The paper provides a technology review of the various methods used to install such Cut-Offs , in both rock and soil conditions. These technologies are subdivided as follows: Category 1 Cut-Offs involve backfilling of a trench or shaft previously excavated under bentonite slurry or similar supporting medium.
SEEPAGE CUT-OFFS FOR LEVEES AND DAMS: THE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW Dr. Donald A. Bruce1 Abstract Seepage through and under existing levees and embankment dams is a major threat to
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