Introduction of Gravity Dams INTRODUCTION Gravity dam is such a dam, which resists all the forces acting on it, with the help of its own weight. This dam is considered as one of the most permanent dams. It requires very little maintenance. This is the most common type of dam, both for low heights a...
Slope Protection of Earth Dam SLOPE PROTECTION OF THE DAM For the success of the earth dam, its U/S and D/S slopes have to be properly maintained. U/S slopes have to be protected against wave action, and sudden draw down conditions whereas D/S slopes against heavy down pours, and action of burrowin...
LOAD COMBINATIONS LOAD COMBINATIONS In Section 13.2 various forces that are likely to act on the dam have been discussed. But all these forces seldom act simultaneously on the dam. There are some combinations of the loads that may act simultaneously. Design of the dam should be based on the most ad...
Galleries in gravity dam GALLERIES IN GRAVITY DAMS Galleries have to be left in the gravity dams during their construction. The size of the galleries depends upon the purpose, they have to perform. The galleries may be aligned both along the axis and across the axis of the dam. They are provided at...
JOINTS IN GRAVITY DAMS JOINTS IN GRAVITY DAMS The joints that are necessarily provided in the dam may be classified under two heads. 1. Construction joints, and 2. Contraction joints. 1. Construction Joints. The concreting of the dam is not done at a stretch but in stages. Each stage of the concret...