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

Bulletin 180

ICOLD CIGB

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781000568295
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• List of Members / Liste Des Membres
• Sommaire
• Table Des Matières
• Table of Contents
• Tables & Figures
• In Memory of DR. Chris Oosthuizen
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Classification of Case Histories and Lessons Learnt
• 3. Toolbox of Benchmark Case Histories
• 4. Concluding Remarks
• 5. References
• 6. Addenda
• Malpasset Arch Dam Failure at First Impoundment
• The Vajont Disaster
• Abnormal Behaviour of Zeuzier Arch Dam
• Teton Dam Failure
• Intentional Dam Bombing Actions During World War II: Möhne, Eder and Dnieprostroi Dams
• Folsom Dam Spillway Gate Failure
• Cahora Bassa Dam Monitoring
• Zoeknog Dam Failure
• Tous Dam Failure Due to Overtopping
• 6.5 One Page Summaries of Case Histories
• Durlassboden Dam
• Gmuend Dam
• Zillergründl DAM
• Comoé Dam - Erosion in the Foundation
• Cameroun Song Loulou Dam - Aar
• Detection of Waterline Leaks in a Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam
• Instrument Performance Evaluation Using Trends Analysis
• Underwater Inspection of Wac Bennett Dam
• Heterogeneity of an Embankment Dam Core
• Seepage Detection in an Embankment Dam Foundation Using Modern Field and Numerical Tools
• Assessment of the Porce II Dam
• Porce Dam (Colombia): Methodology for the Definition of Monitoring Thresholds
• Santa Rita Dam (Colombia): Detecting Anomalous Behavior of Pore Pressures in Earthfill Dams and Assesment Study
• Tona Dam (Colombia): Field Rockfill Deformation Modulus
• Erosion Presented Downstream in a Structural Fill in the Right Abutment of the Urrá I Hydroelectric Project (Colombia)
• Mseno Dam - Ageing of Masonry Dam Foundation Zone
• El Karm Dam - Spillway and Dam Body Cracks
• Etang Dam - Upstream Membrane Cracking After 20 Years of Operation
• Grand’Maison Dam - Slope Unstability Above the Reservoir
• La Paliere Dike - Management of Phenomena Developing Slowly Over a Period of 30 Years
• Mirgenbach Dam - Slide of Embankments During Construction
• Sylvenstein Dam - Retrofitting
• Alborz Dam - Optional Instrumentation
• Gotvand Dam - Monitoring
• Karun 4 Arch Dam - Surveillance of Contraction Joints
• Masjed Soleiman Dam - Behavior and Condition of the Dam
• Seymareh Dam - Instrumentation and Monitoring
• Ambiesta Dam - Cracks Detection Using Sonic Tomography
• Isola Serafini Transverse - Bathimetry to Prevent Erosion
• Mistral Software for On-Line Monitoring System
• San Giacomo Dam - Monitoring of Uplift Pressure
• Measurement System for an Asphalt Faced Rockfill Dam (AFRD)
• Automatic Diaplacement Measurement for an Arch Dam
• Damage to the Yashio Dam Caused by the Earthquake and Reinforcement Work
• Oued El Makhazine Dam - Cutoff Wall Wrong Design
• Oued El Makhazine Dam - Culvert Joint Break
• Tuizgui Ramz Masonry Dam - Collapse
• Muravatn Dam - Pore Pressure Control in the Foundation
• Storvatn Dam - Control of Asphalt Concrete Core
• Svartevann Dam - Settlements - Dam Performance
• Norwegian Trial Dam - Verification of New Core Design Concept
• Viddalsvatn Dam - Leakage - Piping - Sinkholes
• Zelazny Most Tailing Dam - Diligent Monitoring Data Analysis
• Safety Control Of Concrete Dams Aided By Automated Monitoring Systems. The Portuguese Experience
• Gura Râului Dam - Long Term Behaviour Analysis Using Statistical and Deterministic Models
• Paltinu Arch Dam. Incident During First Impoundment
• Pecineagu Dam
• Poiana Uzului Buttress Dam
• Belfort Dam Rehabilitation: Walking the Tightrope
• Driekoppies Dam Monitoring
• Inyaka Dam Monitoring
• Katse Dam Monitoring
• Kouga Dam Monitoring: Solving the Riddles
• Ohrigstad Dam Geophysical Investigations with a Twist
• La Aceña Dam - Dgps Real Time Monitoring
• Caspe II Dam. Detecting Anomalous Behavior of Pore Pressures in Earthfill
• Cortes II Dam - Monitoring and Stabilization of Reservoir Slopes
• Economic Benefits Due to Automation of Monitoring Systems La Minilla and Gergal Dams
• Detecting Anomalous Behavior of Seepage in Earthfill Dams: La Loteta Dam (SPAIN)
• Siurana Dam - Optimal Method for Remedial Works on Drainage System
• Dam Monitoring to Assess Val Dam Behaviour During the First Years of Operation
• Implementation of a Dam Monitoring Management Program
• Storfinnforsen Power Station - Embankment Dam Improvement Initiated by Just a Small Change in Measurements Data
• Identification of Need of Monitoring and Surveillance - A Case Study on 20 Swedish Dams
• Ziatine Dam - Leakage Through Dam Left Bank
• Low Cost, High Benefit Short-Term Risk Reduction Measures Implemented by Effective Monitoring at Dorris Dam
• Piezometer at Ochoco Dam Provides Warning of Unsatisfactory Dam Performance
• Steinaker Dam Right Abutment Slide Incident: Response, Evaluation, and Surveillance
• Wanapum Dam Spillway Incident: Response, Root Cause, Remediation, and Surveillance
• Wolf Creek Dam: Using Instrumentation Data to Assess Barrier Wall Effectiveness
• 7. Keyword Index