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2018 11:50 AM
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Pohl, Reinhard (2018). Dams Beyond Design Assumptions. Daniel Bung, Blake Tullis, 7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, 15-18 May. doi: 10.15142/T3KM0T (978-0-692-13277-7).
Abstract
Abstract For the first time the technical board “Dams and Weirs” of the German Association for Water Waste Water and Waste (DWA) published a guideline how to cope with loads beyond the design assumption. This implies to consider a possible residual risk, which was not so openly discussed in Germany in the past. This paper presents the main issues of the document DWA T1/2017, which gives a guideline how to cope with the risk of large dams and reservoirs.
Keywords: Dams, Design Assumptions, Residual Risk, Dam Safety, Dam Failure
Dams Beyond Design Assumptions
Abstract For the first time the technical board “Dams and Weirs” of the German Association for Water Waste Water and Waste (DWA) published a guideline how to cope with loads beyond the design assumption. This implies to consider a possible residual risk, which was not so openly discussed in Germany in the past. This paper presents the main issues of the document DWA T1/2017, which gives a guideline how to cope with the risk of large dams and reservoirs.
Keywords: Dams, Design Assumptions, Residual Risk, Dam Safety, Dam Failure