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Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 1/2008

01-02-2008 | Original Paper

Estimation of bearing capacity of basalts at the Atasu dam site, Turkey

Authors: Selcuk Alemdag, Zulfu Gurocak, Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

This paper describes the results of the engineering geological investigations and bearing capacity studies carried out at the proposed site of the rock fill Atasu Dam, to be constructed on basalts and pyroclastics. Rock mass strength and modulus of elasticity of the rock mass were determined using the Hoek–Brown empirical strength criterion. Rock mass classifications for the dam rock foundation were undertaken following the RMR, Q and GSI systems and the stress distributions using the finite element technique. To estimate the bearing capacity of the basalts, different empirical equations were used and compared.
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Metadata
Title
Estimation of bearing capacity of basalts at the Atasu dam site, Turkey
Authors
Selcuk Alemdag
Zulfu Gurocak
Pranshoo Solanki
Musharraf Zaman
Publication date
01-02-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-007-0112-3

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