Conclusions
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Earth overflow dams with protection of the surfaces by a precast reinforced-concrete revetment consisting of wedgeshaped elements are almost twofold cheaper than a concrete overflow dam.
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The examined type of dam permits maximum use of local construction materials — soils — and the industrially manufactured revetment elements provide independence of the construction of the structure from climatic conditions.
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel'stvo, No. 8, pp. 49–52, August, 1987.
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Miller, A.P., Pravdivets, Y.P. & Salov, V.A. Earth overflow dam. Hydrotechnical Construction 21, 503–507 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01424789
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