IS 8237 : 2024 Protection of Slope for Reservoir Embankment - Code of Practice
1 SCOPE
1.1 This code covers design of protection of slope for reservoir embankments by riprap. Reference has been made to turfing and drainage arrangements for the downstream slope.
1.2 This code does not cover protection against damage due to velocity of flow for which additional pitching (or other measures) may be required.
2 REFERENCES
The standards given 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 edition of standards:
| IS No. | Title |
| IS 4410 (Part 6) : 2022 | Glossary of terms relating to river valley projects Part 6 Reservoirs (second revision) |
| IS 9429 : 1999 | Drainage system for earth and rockfill dams - Code of practice (first revision) |
| IS 10635 : 2014 | Freeboard requirement in dams - Guidelines (second revision) |