Journal of
Civil Engineering and Construction Technology

  • Abbreviation: J. Civ. Eng. Constr. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2634
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCECT
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 140

Full Length Research Paper

Behavior of impervious facing system in zone semi arid in absence of the thermal protection Bouhnifia dam (Algeria)

Bounaadja zoulikha
  • Bounaadja zoulikha
  • Department of Hydraulic, Badji Mokhtar University - Annaba - Algeria
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Lakhdar Djemili
  • Lakhdar Djemili
  • Department of Hydraulic, Faculty of Sciences Engineering, Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba, Algeria
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Mohamed Mansour CHIBLAK
  • Mohamed Mansour CHIBLAK
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
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  •  Accepted: 11 December 2012
  •  Published: 30 June 2013

Abstract

 

The bituminous concrete mask was the water barrier system of Bouhnifia dam "Algeria”. It was applied on the upstream slope. The mask risked to be unstable because of the sunlight temperatures which can reach (65°C). So, it was covered with a thermal protection which demands a periodic renovation. This solution was very expensive. To avoid these costs, one tried to test the stability of the mask without the thermal protection. One prepared a reduced sample of the mask. Then, one put this sample on an inclined facing of 1/1 (slope of the Bouhnifia dam); and maintained it in an oven during more than 48 h under a temperature of 70°C. This experience permitted to determine that the sample kept its initial shape. The gotten results confirmed that the mask of the Bouhnifia dam can resist the action of the temperature without the necessity of the thermal protection.

 

Key words: Dam, water barrier, upstream mask, bitumen, bituminous concrete.