Design and Construction of Leeves
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TOC
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Field Investigations
Preliminary and Final Stage
Section I
Geological Study
Section II
Subsurface Exploration
Section III
Field Testing
Preliminary Strength Estimates
Vane Shear Tests
Groundwater and Pore Pressure Observations
Field Pumping Tests
Chapter 3 Laboratory Testing
General 1
Classification and Water Content Determinations
Section I
Fine-Grained Soils
Use of Correlations
Shear Strength
Consolidation
Permeability
Compaction Tests
Section II
Coarse-Grained Soils
Shear Strength
Permeability
Density Testing of Pervious Fill
Chapter 4 Borrow Areas
Available Borrow Material
General Layout
Design and Utilization
Chapter 5
Seepage Control
Section I
Foundation Underseepage
General
Cutoffs
Riverside Blankets
Landside Seepage Berms
Pervious Toe Trench
Pressure Relief Wells
Section II
Seepage Through Embankments
Pervious Toe Drain
Horizontal Drainage Layers
Inclined Drainage Layers
Design of Drainage Layers
Compaction of Drainage Layers
Chapter 6 Slope Design and Settlement
Section I
Embankment Stability
Embankment Geometry
Standard Levee Sections and Minimum Levee Section
Effects of Fill Characteristics and Compaction Section II
Stability Analyses
Methods of Analysis
Conditions Requiring Analysis
Minimum Acceptable Factors of Safety
Measures to Increase Stability
Surface Slides
Section III
Settlement
Settlement Analyses
Chapter 7 Levee Construction
Section I
Levee Construction Methods
Classification of Methods
Section II
Foundations
Foundation Preparation and Treatment
Methods of Improving Stability
Section III
Embankments
Embankment Construction Control
Embankment Zoning
Protection of Riverside Slopes
Chapter 8 Special Features
Section I
Pipelines and Other Utility Line Crossing Levees
General Considerations for Pipelines Crossing Through or Under Levees
General Consideration for Pipelines Crossing Over Levees
Pipe Selection
Antiseepage Devices
Closure Devices
Camber
Installation Requirements
Section II
Access Roads and Ramps
Access Roads
Ramps
Section III
Levee Enlargement
General
Earth-Levee Enlargement
Floodwall-Levee Enlargement
Section IV
Junction with Concrete Closure Structures
Design Considerations
Section V
Other Special Features
Construction of Ditches Landside of Levee
Levee Vegetation Management
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