Main Barrages Portion

• These piles are driven into the soil beyond the maximum possible scour that may
occur. Their functions are:

• To protect the barrage structure from scour.

• To reduce uplift pressure in the barrage floor.

Intermediate Sheet Piles:

• They are situated at the end of U/S and D/S glacis and serve as second line of
defense. In case of the u/s or d/s sheet piles collapse due to advancing scour or
undermining, then these sheet piles give protection to the main structure of the
barrage. The intermediate sheet piles also help to lengthen the seepage path and
reduce up-lift pressure.

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