Considerations on the design of flowthrough rockfill drains

Up to the present time the main tool used in the hydraulic design of flowthrough rockfill drains appears to have been Wilkins' (1956) equation. In this Paper the assumptions associated with this equation are discussed in detail. The authors note that piezometers are sometimes installed in rockf...

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Main Authors: Garga, Vinod K., Hansen, D. (David), Townsend, R. D.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12430

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