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. 2018 Apr 27;18(5):1369. doi: 10.3390/s18051369

Table 3.

Technical characteristics of the soil of the dam. E is the elastic modulus, V is the Poisson ratio, γ is the specific weight, C is the cohesion and φ the angle of friction.

Soil (Layer) Material Type Material Properties
E × 103 (kN/m2) V γ (kN/m3) C (kN/m2) φ0
1 Clay (nucleus) 69 0.30 18.0 50 27
2 Borrow 110 0.30 19.0 - 37
3 Dren Filter 64 0.28 20 - 35
4 Transition 100 0.30 22.0 - 54
5 Riprap 150 0.25 21.0 - 50
6 Conglomerate 1350 0.25 20 15 35
7 Riprap 124 0.24 22.6 - 40
8 Riprap (drainage) 150 0.25 21.0 - 50
9 Coronation (gravel) 200 0.30 20 -
10 Foundation (bedrock) 8400 0.20 26 -