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Colomer Mendoza, Francisco José
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Ferrer Gisbert, A.
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Gallardo Izquierdo, Antonio
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Bovea, María D
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2009
Homogeneous earth dams that are waterproofed with geomembranes are a suitable option for storing water and other sorts of liquids, like leachates from landfills. Such dams do not require complicated engineering technical calculations, their cost is usually low and they are not difficult to construct. To ensure the geotechnical safety of the dam, the slopes of the embankment must be correctly designed and constructed. This paper provides a set of nomograms which allow the user to get the safety factor of the slopes immediately. In some cases, it is only necessary to know previously the material classification according to the Unified Soil Classifications System. From this information it can be determined whether the material is appropriate or not. If the material classification is not available, geotechnical data of the material used in the construction of the embankment are needed. Examples of the application of nomograms are presented. Secondly, the paper includes a set of equations to calculate quickly the safety factor of a slope of earth upper than 7.5 m height. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Engineering Geology, 105, p. 231-238
0013-7952
http://hdl.handle.net/10234/43754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.01.001
Earth dam
Safety factor
Slope
Stability
Safety factor nomograms for homogeneous earth dams less than ten meters high