Dam engineering

CIVIL-411

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Welcome to the course on "Dam Engineering".

Your lecturers: Dr Pedro Manso & Mr. Laurent Mouvet


Week #01 (10.09) - Dam types and selection criteria. Introd. to gravity dams

Please find below the updated presentations for Civil 411.

Week #02 (17.09) - Gravity dams: foundation, stability, stresses


Week #03 (24.09) - Gravity Dams. Seismic behaviour.


Week #04 (01.10) - Hollow gravity and Buttress dams


Week #05 (08.10) - Arch dams: foundation requirements and geometry definition


Week #06 (15.10) - Technical site visit to Rossens dam and Schiffennen dam


Week #07 (29.10) - Arch dams: preliminary design


Week #08 (05.11) - Dam surveillance (1/2)


Week #09 (12.11) - Dam surveillance (2/2) and Emergency preparedness


Week #10 (19.11) - Arch dams: stress distribution, geometry features, excavation, foundation treatment, concrete technology


Week #11 (26.11) - Embankment dams: foundation and material criteria. Dam types


Week #12 (03.12) - Embankments dams: seismic behaviour


W#13 (10.12) - Embankment dams


W#14 (17.12) - Particular features of Embankment Dams + Heightening of dams and reservoirs


Exercices Civil-411


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