Approximately 5000 years ago, a small dam was built in the Indus river valley, using asphalt as a mortar between stones. That was one of the first utilization of asphalt as an impervious material. However, the first modern asphalt concrete core dam,...Lasīt vairāk
The purpose of ICOLD Bulletin 169 is to assess the role of dams and reservoirs in adapting to the effects of global climate change, determine the threats, and potential opportunities, posed by global climate change to existing dams and reservoirs, a...Lasīt vairāk
The bulletin is structured to present the global and local role of water storage in the modern world and provide the basis for multi-purpose developments in the context of the hydrological cycle, the water-energy nexus, stakeholder engagement and en...Lasīt vairāk
Bulletin 145 addresses physical properties of mass concrete most frequently used in the design and analysis of concrete dams and appurtenant structures, including methods for experimental determination and methodes to introduce the properties into m...Lasīt vairāk
ICOLD Bulletin 194, Tailings Dam Safety, aims to assist the international community to further develop and adopt safe practices for tailings dam planning, design, construction, operation, and closure with a focus on the technical aspects that are me...Lasīt vairāk
Bulletin 165 discusses the selection of hydraulic binders and mineral additions as well as adjuvants and wasting water in the construction of both conventional concrete (CVC) and rolled compacted concrete (RCC) dams, and provides project actors with...Lasīt vairāk
ICOLD Bulletin 187 begins with a section defining the design flood, followed by three main chapters. The second chapter examines the main aspects of flood volume. The third chapter looks in more detail at stochastic approaches to flood risk assessme...Lasīt vairāk
ICOLD Bulletin 167 provides a comprehensive review of legal and regulatory arrangements for the safety of dams among the countries represented at ICOLD. As such, this review is essentially a snapshot of the situation being in place at the end of the...Lasīt vairāk
COLD Bulletin 164 Volume 2 presents case histories of internal erosion failures and incidents, and advises on the investigations, sampling and testing that can be used to provide the data needed to carry out analyses of the vulnerability of dams and...Lasīt vairāk
This bulletin gives an overview of the main functional and operational aspects relating to cascade hydropower stations and reservoirs, it was formed by reviewing of all the related aspects proposed and case studies provided by committee members....Lasīt vairāk
A framework for classifying different types of tailings, ranging from ultra-fine to coarse, based on their geotechnical properties and provides typical geotechnical parameters for the different tailings types. Technologies for dewatering tailings to...Lasīt vairāk
ICOLD Bulletin 147 discusses the upstream and downstream fluvial morphological impacts of reservoir sedimentation and possible mitigation measures, and aims at hydraulic and dam engineers, in particular those with an interest in the sustainable use...Lasīt vairāk
This bulletin compiles improvements in knowledge and state of the art technology to avoid or mitigate environmental impacts of dams on the natural ecosystem as well as to the people that depend upon them for their livelihood....Lasīt vairāk
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 case histories cover a wide variety of technical aspects and deal wit...Lasīt vairāk
This update of Bulletin 49A (1986) addresses the need for safe reservoir discharge under a variety of conditions, the dam operators staffing, evaluation (inspection) of the condition of operating equipment, and operation during unusual or extreme co...Lasīt vairāk
The present Bulletin presents a complete response from the Technical Committee of ICOLD on Dams and Water Transfer (CDWT) to the Terms of Reference. Essentially, it dwells on possible need, potential and problems in water transfers that must be hand...Lasīt vairāk
This position paper deals with the seismic safety of large dams, based on experiences with large earthquakes in Japan, China and Chile. It presents ways to prevent key aspects of large dam failure under severe seismic conditions with a focus on desi...Lasīt vairāk
The guidelines on mathematical modelling of sediment transport dynamics in reservoirs in this document can be used during the planning and design of new dams, as well as for the management of existing dams....Lasīt vairāk
The current document is a first attempt to capture all relevant dam safety aspects in all preoperational phases by systematically characterizing the actors involved, their roles, the activities and complex interactions present in different phases of...Lasīt vairāk
