TVA Monograph No. 75, Chapter 4: Fill Materials

A cell works because of what is inside it. This chapter covers the requirements for cell fill and the materials that have been used, including silt, mud, clay, sand, and sand and gravel, and how each performs.

It also covers placing fill, berms, saturation and drainage of the cell, and the tests TVA used to locate the saturation line, a key input in design.

In this chapter

• General Requirements for Cell Fill
• Cell Fill
• Placing Cell Fill
• Berms
• Saturation and Drainage of Cell