EARTH DAM Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: hydraulic engineering. SUBSTANCE: stubborn members in the form of long members 5 are installed on dam side situated downstream from earth dam with concrete core 5. One end of long members rests on core 5 through support members 10, and separated from it by vertical slide seams. Another ends rest on lower prism 2 through support members 12. Long members 9 are one-part members or many-part and installed by tiers over dam height. Support members 10 intersect cross seams of core 5. Support members 10 and 12 of long members 9 are integrated into frames. Frames are arranged as one raw of upper tier over dam width, and as two raws of upper tier. EFFECT: higher reliability. 4 cl, 2 dwg