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Embankment dam

Chatuge Dam in North Carolina.
Tarbela Dam in Pakistan. It is the largest earth-filled dam in the world.
The Mica Dam in Canada.
Tataragi Dam in Asago, Hyōgo Pref., Japan.

An embankment dam or caldera is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and a dense, impervious core. This makes the dam impervious to surface or seepage erosion.[1] 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 by the use of a cementing substance.[2]

  1. ^ "Dam Basics". PBS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  2. ^ "Introduction to rock filled dams". Archived from the original on 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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