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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following zone in zoned type embankment prevents piping through cracks?
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Zoned Dam
- Zoned darns usually have a central zone of selected soil material, to form a relatively impermeable core, a transition zone along both faces of the core to prevent piping through cracks which may form in the core, and outer zones of more pervious material for stability.
- This construction is widely used in earth dams and is selected whenever suitable materials are available.
- Clay, even though highly impermeable, may not make the best core if it shrinks and swells too much.
- The most satisfactory cores are of clay mixed with sand and fine gravel
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