Design and construction of the Quxue asphalt core rockfill dam

  • Wang Weibaiao, Zhang Yingbo and Xu Tianlong
  • Vol. 24 - Issue 4, 2017

Asphalt cores are flexible, and can accommodate large settlements of embankment dams and foundations. The 174 m-high Quxue dam, constructed in a narrow gorge with a steep left abutment of about 70°, is the highest asphalt core rockfill dam (ACRD) in the world. This paper describes the design, special investigations and construction of the dam, focusing on the asphalt core.

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Design and construction of the Quxue asphalt core rockfill dam
  • Vol. 24 - Issue 4, 2017

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