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earth dam [′ərth ‚dam] (civil engineering) A dam having the main section built of earth, sand, or rock, and a core of impervious material such as clay or concrete. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Though the earth dam may be historically important, it's not much to look at and it is dwarfed by the hall that rises far above, even when you are descending the ramp that leads past it to the display area below. Housner of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, it's particularly important because of its potential effect on critical structures like nuclear power plants and large earth dams. Long-standing stability issues of leaks and slope movements which plagued the dam for decades were eliminated at the dam, formerly the largest earth dam in the world - without disruption of water service for the lake's 250,000 area customers. |
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