Lessons from Dam Incidents

Lessons from Dam Incidents
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1988
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Aims to present the data to the profession regarding failures, accidents, and major repairs at dams in the United States. This report analyses data with respect to the type of incident, frequency of incidents, dam size, type of dam, and age of dam. It also draws conclusions and recommendations to help prevent occurrences of similar incidents.

Lessons from Dam Incidents, USA

Lessons from Dam Incidents, USA
Author: United States Committee on Large Dams. Committee on Failures and Accidents to Large Dams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1975
Genre: Dam failures
ISBN:

Lessons from Historical Dam Incidents

Lessons from Historical Dam Incidents
Author: Great Britain. Environment Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Dams
ISBN: 9781849112321

This report offers insights and information on lessons learnt from past dam incidents, near misses and failures, and good practice to be adopted by the reservoir industry to avoid serious incidents in the future.

Dam Surveillance – Lessons Learnt From Case Histories / Surveillance des Barrages – Leçons Tirées d’Études de cas

Dam Surveillance – Lessons Learnt From Case Histories / Surveillance des Barrages – Leçons Tirées d’Études de cas
Author: ICOLD CIGB
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2022-07-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000568261

ICOLD Bulletin 180 presents the vast experience gained over the past 6 decades by the dam engineering community in the field of dam surveillance by means of 80 case histories. The documented case histories endeavour to cover the practical experiences related with one or several of the following points: a) Methods for the improvement of the quality and reliability of information. b) Data processing and representation techniques. c) Effective Diagnostic analyses to determine behaviour patterns. d) Dedicated surveillance systems for the optimization of maintenance, rehabilitation, and other life cycle costs. e) Impact of surveillance on preventing dam incidents and dam failure. f) Overview of dam surveillance management systems. The case histories cover a wide variety of technical aspects and deal with success stories but also incidents, some of them with catastrophic consequences. The time framework spans over 70 years: from the times of the Second World War up to the present. The purpose is to learn from these practical experiences, not to criticize the involved individuals, who had to work with the techniques and rules of practice available at the time. This bulletin wants to contribute to keep learning from the experience of the dam engineering community, specifically in the field of dam surveillance. Some of the case histories are widely known and have been described and analysed in numerous publications. Most of them are related to famous dam failure incidents and were compiled as international “benchmark case histories” for this bulletin to focus on the specific lessons learnt related with dam surveillance. Le Bulletin de la CIGB 180 présente la vaste expérience acquise au cours des 6 dernières décennies par la communauté des ingénieurs de barrages dans le domaine de la surveillance des barrages au moyen de 80 histoires de cas. Les histoires de cas documentées s'efforcent de couvrir les expériences pratiques liées à un ou plusieurs des points suivants : a) Méthodes d'amélioration de la qualité et de la fiabilité de l'information. b) Techniques de traitement et de représentation des données. c) Analyses diagnostiques efficaces pour déterminer les modèles de comportement. d) Systèmes de surveillance dédiés pour l'optimisation de la maintenance, de la réhabilitation et des autres coûts du cycle de vie. e) Impact de la surveillance sur la prévention des incidents et des ruptures de barrage. f) Aperçu des systèmes de gestion de la surveillance des barrages. Les histoires de cas couvrent une grande variété d'aspects techniques et traitent de réussites mais aussi d'incidents, dont certains avec des conséquences catastrophiques. Le cadre temporel s'étend sur 70 ans : de l'époque de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à nos jours. Le but est d'apprendre de ces expériences pratiques, pas de critiquer les individus impliqués, qui ont dû travailler avec les techniques et les règles de pratique disponibles à l'époque. Ce bulletin veut contribuer à continuer d'apprendre de l'expérience de la communauté de l'ingénierie des barrages, en particulier dans le domaine de la surveillance des barrages. Certaines des histoires de cas sont largement connues et ont été décrites et analysées dans de nombreuses publications. La plupart d'entre eux sont liés à des incidents de rupture de barrages célèbres et ont été compilés en tant qu'« histoires de cas de référence » internationales pour ce bulletin afin de se concentrer sur les leçons spécifiques apprises liées à la surveillance des barrages.

Failure of Teton Dam

Failure of Teton Dam
Author: Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 734
Release: 1977
Genre: Dam failures
ISBN:

Dam Failure Mechanisms and Risk Assessment

Dam Failure Mechanisms and Risk Assessment
Author: Limin Zhang
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-08-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118558510

This book integrates the physical processes of dam breaching and the mathematical aspects of risk assessment in a concise manner • The first book that introduces the causes, processes and consequences of dam failures • Integrates the physical processes of dam breaching and the mathematical aspects of risk assessment in a concise manner • Emphasizes integrating theory and practice to better demonstrate the application of risk assessment and decision methodologies to real cases • Intends to formulate dam-breaching emergency management steps in a scientific structure

Long-term Benefits and Performance of Dams

Long-term Benefits and Performance of Dams
Author: British Dam Society. Conference
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2004
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780727732682

Presents proceedings the 13th Conference of the British Dam Society held at the University of Kent, June 2004. These papers include discussion on the benefits that reservoirs can provide in terms of water supply and recreation, the environmental impact they can have, and the use of geomembranes to provide water tightness.

Dams: Incidents and Accidents

Dams: Incidents and Accidents
Author: K.R. Saxena
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2004-12-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789058097019

The increasing number of dams built in the last century has underlined the necessity of these constructions to the all-round development of a country. The advent of rock mechanics, engineering geology and a better understanding of materials have made it possible to construct higher and larger dams and to tackle more difficult sites. The assumptions and risks used in the theory of dam design include such unpredictable events as earthquakes, floods, and geological faults or soft seams, which may be either underestimated or completely missed during initial exploration. Incidents relating to dams are manageable at an early stage, whereas accidents, which are largely unforeseen, result in unexpected behaviour of dams and in catastrophic failures. Investigations conducted to determine the cause of a failure may not reveal the true sequence of events, while expert analyses are often controversial. From the dams that do not fail, of course, we learn nothing. Systematically monitoring the dam’s behaviour from the potential risk stage to the accident event, would allow a hazard-management programme to be implemented, minimising loss of life and property, and provide useful data.