Reaffirmed 2023

1. SCOPE

This standard covers planning and design of river embankments (levees) on dry land.

2. REFERENCES

The Indian Standards listed below contain provisions which through reference in this text constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on these standards are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

7894 : 1975 Code of practice for stability analysis of earth dams

8237 : 1985 Code of practice for protection of slope for reservoir embankments (first revision)

8408 : 1994 Planning and design of groynes in alluvial river - Guidelines (first revision)

10751 : 1994 Planning and design of guide banks for alluvial river - Guidelines (first revision)

11532 : 1995 Construction and maintenance of river embankments (levees) - Guidelines (first revision)

12169 : 1987 Criteria for design of small embankment dams

14262 : 1995 Planning and design of revetments - Guidelines