精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上The Design of Earth-Rock Dam and SpillwaysPart 1 Embankment DamsSelection of embankment type:In general, there are two types of embankment dams: earth and rockfill. The selection is dependent upon the usable materials from the required excavation and available borrow. It should be noted that rockfills can shade into soil fills depending upon the physical character of the rock and that no hard and fast system of classification can be made. Rocks which are soft and will ea