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French recommendations for limit-state analytical review of gravity dam stability

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Pages 1137-1164 | Received 10 Feb 2007, Accepted 09 Jul 2008, Published online: 04 Oct 2011
 

ABSTRACT

This article presents the recent French recommendations drawn up by FRCOLD for the design of gravity dams. Recognising the disparities in the approaches of the various dam engineering bodies, the recommendations aim at harmonising practices to arrive at a standard approach. They adopt the same limit state design method as already used in the Eurocodes, with particular emphasis on cracking and shear strength limit states. They define a series of new parameters which were not introduced in earlier methods such as characteristic strength of materials, partial factors of safety and inclusion of new design situations. The background to the new format is the probabilistic concept of the acceptable design requirements. These recommendations are applied to an existing concrete gravity dam and the results are compared with other international guidelines.

RÉSUMÉ

Cet article synthétise les récentes recommandations françaises pour la justification des barrages poids, établies par le FRCOLD. Partant du constat d'hétérogénéités dans les pratiques au sein des différents organismes du domaine des barrages, ces recommandations ont visé à harmoniser les pratiques et produire un standard de justification. Les recommandations adoptent un format de justification aux états limites, analogue à celui des Eurocodes. Elles introduisent des principes nouveaux tels que la valeur caractéristique d'une résistance, la prise en compte de nouvelles situations de projet ou encore les coefficients partiels. Ces recommandations sont appliquées à un barrage poids en service et les résultats sont comparés avec d'autres standards internationaux.

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