Two papers published by Barry Cooke and James Sherard in the Journal of Geotechnical Engineering v. 113:10 (1987) related to Concrete Face Rockfill Dams constitute the State of the Art on assessment, design, construction and performance of CFRD and continue to be a guide for the actual design and construction of such dams. An actual review of some items...
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