Definition of Cutoff wall

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Cutoff wall

The term 'Cutoff wall' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A wall of impervious material (e.g., concrete, asphaltic concrete, timber, steel sheet piling, or impervious grout curtain) located in the foundation beneath a dam and which forms a water barrier and reduces seepage under a dam or spillway'.

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