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BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The effect of the leakage through the fault zone on the safety of
Some monitoring programs are strictly problem oriented and the dam became a matter of concern because of the unlined
are not initiated until construction problems arise or pressure tunnel directly beneath the dam, and the location of the
unsatisfactory performance has been observed. In these cases fault zone was unfavorable to the stability of the downstream
instrumentation can be useful in assessing the nature and extent foundation. To properly assess the situation and to plan
of the problem, to plan corrective action1 or to evaluate the corrective action, it was necessary to know the water pressure
effectiveness of remedial actions taken. in the fault zone and in the dam foundation.
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