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Dam Failure

The document discusses dam failures and their causes. It begins with an introduction to dams, their purposes for storing water and blocking flows. It then covers the various forces acting on dams and ways they are classified. Major causes of dam failures discussed include spillway design errors, geological instability, internal erosion, poor maintenance, and human errors. An example of the catastrophic 1976 failure of Teton Dam in Idaho is provided. Steps for controlling failures include choosing structurally sound, impermeable sites and improving land stability.

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Dam Failure

The document discusses dam failures and their causes. It begins with an introduction to dams, their purposes for storing water and blocking flows. It then covers the various forces acting on dams and ways they are classified. Major causes of dam failures discussed include spillway design errors, geological instability, internal erosion, poor maintenance, and human errors. An example of the catastrophic 1976 failure of Teton Dam in Idaho is provided. Steps for controlling failures include choosing structurally sound, impermeable sites and improving land stability.

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  • Introduction
  • Classification
  • Causes of Failure
  • Controlling Steps
  • Conclusion
  • References

DAM FAILURE

Objectives
Introduction
Briefly about Classification
Causes for failure of dams
Controlling Steps
Teton dam failure

Introduction
A dam is solid barrier constructed at
suitable location across river valley
The function of dams
To store the water
Koshi barrage
Can block the flow of water.
dam
Able to pass flood water through the
structure during floods

DA
M
Basically What kind of
structure it is?
Hydraulic Structure

FORCES Acting
Vertical static forces
Lateral force applied by water body
Dynamic forces
Wave action
Overflow of water
Earthquakes and tremors
Ice/freezing

CLASSIFICATION
Based on function
Storage dams
Diversion dams
Detention dams

Based on Hydraulic Design


Non overflow
Overflow

Based on Materials of Construction


Rigid dams
Non Rigid dams

Causes Of Failure
Spillway design error
Geological instability
Internal erosion
Poor maintenance
Personal errors

Taiwan Dam
Failure

Spillway
It is channel which allows a
controlled release of excess
water.
If the spillways become
blocked with debris, like silt,
mud or trees, or if the spillway
gates malfunction and water
cannot be released.
There is a danger that the
water level in the reservoir will
rise higher than the crest of the
dam and spill over. This is
known as "overtopping."
SOUTH FORK DAM

Spillway and leakage

Machchu Dam, Gujarat

Nanak Sagar Dam , Uttar


Pradesh

Spillway and leakage

Panshet dam , Maharashtra

Geological instability
Geological instability caused by changes to
water levels during filling or poor surveying

40%

of dam failure

Because of tectonic fault, this


disaster occured

Malpasset Dam

INTERNAL EROSIONS
Internal erosion
of soil particles
from within a
dam by water
that seeps
through the dam.
Gathrightdam Rock Fill Dam in
Virginia

Poor maintenance

Poor
maintenance
especially at
outlet pipes
Lawn Lake
Dam

Personal errors

Because of human
and technical
calculation errors, so
much of disaster
occur

Dale Dike dam

Teton Dam, Idaho June 5, 1976

Teton Dam, Idaho At Present day

Controlling Steps as per Engineering


Criteria
Site should be
Impermeable
Contain Stable , durability of rocks
Massive, Well-cemented.

Improving load bearing properties of


land

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References
Elements of Water Resources Engineering by
[Link]
Geoscience video lecture by [Link] Kumar
[Link]/Dam_failure
[Link]/Top/Science/Technology/Structural_E
ngineering/Dams/Failures/
[Link]

Grand Coulee
Dam
Koshi Dam

Dam Timber
Crib

Takato
Dam

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