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Hydraulic Fracturing in Asphalt Dams by Victor Ahumada Matos is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses an investigation into the conditions required for hydraulic fracturing to occur in asphalt concrete used as an impervious core in dams. Model tests were carried out on asphalt concrete specimens under tension, restraint, and compression at different temperatures to simulate extreme conditions. Finite element analysis was also performed. The test and analysis results showed that fracturing of asphalt in the models was due to large tensile strains, not hydraulic fracturing. The imposed

Author

Victor Ahumada Matos

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