Embankment dam engineering / Casagrande volume. Editors: Ronald C. Hirschfeld and Steve J. Poulos. Including papers by George E. Bertram and others - New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1973 - xi, 454 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Papers in honor of Arthur Casagrande. 'A Wiley-Interscience production.'

Includes bibliographies.

Bertram, G. E. Field tests for compacted rockfill.--Cedergren, H. R. Seepage control in earth dams.--Janbu, N. Slope stability computations.--Leps, T. M. Flow through rockfill.--Marsal, R. J. Mechanical properties of rockfill.--Peck, R. B. Influence of nontechnical factors on the quality of embankment dams.--Rutledge, P. C. and Gould, J. P. Movements of articulated conduits under earth dams on compressible foundations.--Seed, H. B. Stability of earth and rockfill dams during earthquakes.--Sherard, J. L. Embankment dam cracking.--Swiger, W.F. Preparation of rock foundations for embankment dams.--Wilson, S.D. Deformation of earth and rockfill dams.--Publications and research reports of Arthur Casagrande (p. 433-439)

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