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The earth-rock dam, as the oldest dam type, has many merits (Mai in Hydraulic structures. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, 2005) such as the availability of natural earth and rock materials, the ability to adapt to complex geological, topographic, and climatic conditions, and especially the ability to adapt to high-intensity earthquakes, making it one of the most commonly used dam types in hydropower projects. In recent years, earth-core rockfill dams account for a large proportion of high dams with a large reservoir in western China. Moreover, because of the growing social demand and the development of construction technology, earth-rockfill built in China are being built higher and higher.
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Chen LH, Chen ZY, Zhang JP, Zhao C (2005) Study on high pore pressure in clay core wall of earth dam in Xiaolangdi Project. J Hydraul Eng 02:219–224
Mai J (2005) Hydraulic structures. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing
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Wu, Y. (2019). Introduction. In: Multi-physics Coupling Analysis of Clayey Core Wall of High Earth-Rockfill Dam. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1032-4_1
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