Bentley's SIG Workshop: Geotechnical Analysis – Working With 3D Deep Excavation in PLAXIS, Part 2 begins on Jun 9th 2020
Bentley's SIG Workshop: Geotechnical Analysis – Working With 3D Deep Excavation in PLAXIS, Part 2 begins on Jun 9th 2020
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Dam Engineering
A dam is an infrastructure system that consists of several structures with the intent to collect, store and manage water. It’s a human-made barrier that is usually built to hold back water forming a lake or a reservoir. Dam engineering is a professional field that addresses issues related to the design, construction, and maintenance of dams.
Purposes of Dams
- Water Supply
- Irrigation
- Flood control
- Hydroelectric energy production
- Improvement of water quality
- Retention and control of sediments
- Contain and store waste (tailings) from mine
- Inland navigation
- Fish Farming
Types of Dams
- Gravity Dams
- Concrete Dams
- Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Dams
- Arch Dams
- Buttress Dams
- Embankment Dams
- Earthfill Dams
- Rockfill Dams
- Tailings Dams
Selected Topics
Guajataca Dam Spillway FailureGeotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan
Arch Dams
2 pages
Buttress Dams
Concrete / Rollercrete Dams
2 pages
Close picture of dental concrete surface in damsRelative orientation of the jointing and the applied thrust
Earth / Rockfill Dams
9 pages
Guajataca Dam Spillway FailureLarge scale density & gradation tests in compacted rockfillsProcedures for determining compacted Rockfill Lift Thickness & compactive effort in large scale test fillsRockfill & Earthfill Material DefinitionRockfill Dam Construction HistoryRockfill Placement & Compaction Guidelines for Mine StructuresThe Dam of KremastaThe Dam of StratosThe Kastraki Dam
Tailings Dams
External Resources
- World Wide Web Pages for Dam Design, Durham University
- Collection of Classic Articles on Embankments, Dams, and Slopes from the ASCE Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division (JSMFD), published before 1983
- Shared documents on Google Drive by the Embankments Dams and Slopes ASCE Geo-Institute Technical Committee
See Also
Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan
Apr, 09, 2020Professor Ross W. Boulanger and Professor, Emerit...
Guajataca Dam Spillway Failure
Sep, 10, 2019Contributed by: Alesandra C. Morales-Vélez (Assis...
EERI Webinar: Case Studies of Financial Decision-Making using Near Real time Post Earthquake Information, by Dr. David J. Wald
Jun, 02, 2020In a 2019 webinar, offered by the Earthquake Engi...
Direct Shear Test
May, 28, 2020Introduction The Direct Shear Test is an expe...
Earth Retaining Structures
May, 25, 2020
Limit State Design Framework for Geosynthetic Reinforced Structures - Burmister Lecture 2020, by Prof. Dov Leshchinsky
May, 20, 2020For the 2020 Burmister Lecture, Emeritus Professo...
