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Earth dams, a study

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Fig. 1. Longitudinal Section of Yarrow Dam Site 10

2. Cross-Section of the Yarrow Dam 10

3. Plan of the Tabeaud Reservoir 17

4. Tabeaud Dam: Plan Showing Bed Rock Drains 18

5. Details of Drains 18

6. View of Drains 19

7. North Trench 20

8. South Trench 21

9. Main Central Drain 21

10. Embankment Work 23

11. Dimension Section 26

12. Cross and Longitudinal Sections 27

13. View of Dam Immediately After Completion 29

14. Cross-Section of Pilarcitos Dam 34

15. San Andres Dam 34

16. Ashti Tank Embankment 35

17. Typical New England Dam 40

18. Two Croton Valley Dams Showing Saturation 41

19. Studies of Board of Experts on the Original Earth

Portion of the New Croton Dam 43

20. Studies of Jerome Park Reservoir Embankment 46

21 to 24. Experimental Dikes and Cylinder Employed in Studies

for the North Dike of the Wachusett Reservoir 49

25. Cross-Section of Dike of Wachusett Reservoir 49

26. Working Cross-Section of Druid Lake Dam 53

27 to 29. Designs for the Bohio Dam, Panama Canal 55

30. Cross-Section of the Upper Pecos River Rock-Fill Dam 59

31. Developed Section of the San Leandro Dam 59

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