War damages and reconstruction of Peruca dam

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999 · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:4(280)· OSTI ID:350282

Nonveiller, E ^[1]; Rupcic, J ^[1]; Sever, Z ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Zagreb (Croatia). Faculty of Civil Engineering
2. Elektroprojekt Consulting Engineering, Zagreb (Croatia)

The paper describes the heavy damages caused by blasting in the Peruca rockfill dam in Croatia in January 1993. Complete collapse of the dam by overtopping was prevented through quick action of the dam owner by dumping clayey gravel on the lowest sections of the dam crest and opening the bottom outlet of the reservoir, thus efficiently lowering the water level. After the damages were sufficiently established and alternatives for restoration of the dam were evaluated, it was decided to construct a diaphragm wall through the damaged core in the central dam part as the impermeable dam element and to rebuild the central clay core at the dam abutments. Reconstruction works are described.

• OSTI ID: 350282
• Journal Information: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 125, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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