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Embankment Dam (DSD_108)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: dsd_108.ttl
- Name
embankmentDam- Attribute
- DSD Dam Structural Design Type
- Definition
- An Embankment Dam is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof core. Such a dam is composed of fragmented independent material particles. The friction and interaction of particles binds the particles together into a stable mass rather than the use of a cementing substance.
- Description
- The force of the impoundment creates a downward thrust upon the mass of the dam, greatly increasing the weight of the dam on its foundation. 'Earthen', 'Rock-fill', and Asphalt-Concrete Core' are all types of Embankment Dams.
- Accepted
- 2020-6-10
- Defined by
- VMST
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.