Resource

Using geotextiles to repair earth dams

Resource Type
News Articles (Industry Outlets)
Reference Title
Using geotextiles to repair earth dams
Author/Presenter
Doerge, Benjamin C.
Street, Trent
Chua, John
Stambaugh, Rex
McHenry, James
Organization/Agency
Industrial Fabrics Association International
Publisher Name
Industrial Fabrics Association International
Year
2011
Date
04-05/2011
Journal Title
Geotechnical Fabrics Report
Geosynthetics
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
2
Abstract/Additional Information

This paper presents how geotextiles were used to repair three dams in Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. The geotextile performs different functions in each of these three dams, all of which are dry structures.