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Earthen Dam (DSD_105)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: dsd_105.ttl

Name

earthen

Attribute

DSD Dam Structural Design Type

Definition

A type of embankment dam constructed as embankments of compacted free-draining granular earth with an impervious zone.

Description

A homogeneous rolled-earth dam is entirely constructed of one type of material but may contain a drain layer to collect seep water. A zoned-earth dam has distinct parts or zones. Rolled-earth dams may also employ a watertight facing or core in the manner of a rock-fill dam.

Accepted

2020-6-10

Defined by

GGDM/VMST

Allowed for

BI020 Dam

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_04611 Earthen Dam