SEISMIC OBSERVATION IN IRRIGATION DAM

Seismic Behavior of Zoned Core Embankment Dam

The aim of this investigation is to study the dynamic behavior of a zoned core earth-fill dam. Due to lack of suitable clay materials, the Mamloo dam is designed as zoned core that is composed of three vertical zones including central lean clay (CL) core and two sides clayey gravel (GC) layers. Seismic behavior of dam was analyzed in two cases including homogenous clayey core and zoned core by ...

Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey at Wickiup Dam in Central Oregon

Concerns about potential liquefaction and resulting flowslide type failures at Wickiup Dam in Central Oregon prompted geophysical studies of the left wing dike, studies which included a high resolution seismic reflection survey. High resolution seismic reflection data effectively delineated structures and correlated lithologies to shallow borehole data above the surface of the dipping, basalt b...

Seismic Observation of Solar Tachocline

Helioseismology has established the existence of a layer of strong gradients of angular velocity at the base of the solar convection zone. This layer (`tachocline') separates the convection zone exhibiting a strong latitudinal differential rotation from the radiative interior that rotates almost rigidly. Turbulence generated in the tachocline is likely to mix material in the upper radiative zon...

Developing a Water Quality Index (WQI) for an Irrigation Dam

Pollution levels have been increasing in water ecosystems worldwide. A water quality index (WQI) is an available tool to approximate the quality of water and facilitate the work of decision-makers by grouping and analyzing numerous parameters with a single numerical classification system. The objective of this study was to develop a WQI for a dam used for irrigation of about 5000 ha of agricult...

Richmond Dam and Irrigation Development Proposal Ecological Issues