Description:

The first part of the course focuses on general understanding and conceptual design of dams. Students will learn advantages and disadvantages of different dam types, how to evaluate potential dam profiles and how to implement basic design studies for different purposes. Second part of the course focuses on detail design of embankment and gravity dams, including necessary appurtenant structures such as spillways and bottom outlets and their hydromechanical equipment. Dam safety and operation are the main topic of the third part of the course. Students will be able to comprehend the modern surveillance systems designed for dam and understand the situations behind the results from the monitoring devices.

Contents:

1 - Types of dams; concepts of reservoir schemes.
2 - Data requirements (hydrology, geology, topography); project planning; non-technical aspects.
3 - Foundation of dams (geotechnical aspects).
4 - Dams (earthfill, rockfill dams including - ACFRD, CFRD; ACC etc.).
5 - Concrete and masonry dams including RCC; CSG etc.;
6 - Static calculations (load conditions; types of calculations).
7 - Filters and drains (design and construction).
8 - Spillways (design parameters, flood safety)
9 - Bottom outlets and other dam accessory
10 - Construction problems; dam safety; communications - galleries, dam crests
11 - Monitoring and surveillance systems
12 - Operation and maintenance
13 - Critical situations, accidents and dam failures - lessons learned

Seminar contents:

Examples with calculations of solutions and designs of dam elements resulting in basic drawings and calculations for an earth and concrete gravity dam in the specified profile

Recommended literature:

Novak, P., Moffat, A.I.B., Nalluri, C. and Narayanan, R. 2007: Hydraulic Structures 4th ed.; Taylor & Francis
Tanchev, L. 2014: Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd Ed.; CRC Press
Jansen, R.B. 1988: Advanced Dam Engineering - For Design, Construction and Rehabilitation; Van Nostrand Reinhold
Fell, R., MacGregor, P., Stapledon, D., Bell, G. 2005: Geotechnical Engineering of Dams; CRC Press
ICOLD Bulletins https://www.icold-cigb.org/

Keywords:

dam; appurtenant strucutres; spillway; stilling basin; bottom outlet;

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar