Date of Award:
12-2019
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee Chair(s)
John Rice
Committee
John Rice
Committee
Paul Barr
Committee
James Bay
Abstract
The use of plastic concrete for cutoff walls in dams for remediation of seepage issues has become more widely used in the past 25 years, however, the in-situ material properties are still not well understood. The research presents a new testing procedure that combines two existing testing methods, triaxial shear and permeability testing. By developing this laboratory testing method, material properties of the cutoff wall backfill material can be more accurately examined and explained using changes in the permeability of the material to discern the ductility and stiffness.
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Recommended Citation
Ostrowsky, Jennifer, "A New Approach for Evaluating the Ductility, Volumetric Stiffness, and Permeability of Cutoff Wall Backfill Materials" (2019). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7680.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7680
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