Recognizing milestone achievements in rockfill dam engineering

  • Jia Jinsheng and Zheng Cuiying
  • Vol. 17 - Issue 1, 2010

It was recently decided to identify and recognize ‘international milestone’ rockfill dam projects. Typical features of international milestone rockfill dams, were defined during discussions and presentations at the First International Symposium on Rockfill Dams in October 2009. The main technical achievements of 13 projects, including Shuibuya CFRD, Xiaolangdi rockfill dam with an inclined core and Zipingpu CFRD in China are summarized here.

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  • Vol. 17 - Issue 1, 2010

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