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Dam construction and dam safety

Dam construction and dam safety

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Dam construction and dam safety

 

The reservoirs in Norway are like gigantic batteries. The water stored in these provides a constant supply of renewable electricity in Norway.

Dam construction

When it rains or snows, the batteries are charged and close to 3,500 dams hold the water in place.  At the same time, every dam and the water behind is poses a threat to the downstream area. Thus, dam safety is essential for a safe and sustainable operation of the reservoirs, as well as for the generation of renewable energy.

The researchers in this work group have focus on safe and sustainable dam operation, as well as safe and economical design solutions for both embankment dams and concrete dams. Issues of interests include:

  • Safety measures for rockfill dams under extreme loading conditions.
  • Sliding resistance of concrete dams on rock foundation
  • Dam structural health monitoring
  • Dam safety and emergency preparedness

Publications work package 1.2 Dam construction and dam safety

Publications work package 1.2 Dam construction and dam safety

Hydraulic and structural evaluation of rockfill dam behavior when exposed to throughflow and overtopping scenarios. Ganesh Hiriyanna Rao Ravindra. PhD Thesis, NTNU 2020

Toe support conditions for placed ripraps on rockfill dams –A field survey. Hiriyanna Rao Ravindra; Ganesh; Sigtryggsdottir, Fjola Gudrun; Asbølmo; Malin Fossum; Lia, Leif. Vann, 2019

Non-linear flow through rockfill embankments. Hiriyanna Rao Ravindra, Ganesh; Sigtryggsdottir, Fjola Gudrun; Høydal, Øyvind Armand. Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research 2019

Case Study of Dam Overtopping from Waves Generated by Landslides Impinging Perpendicular to a Reservoir’s Longitudinal Axis. Netsanet Nigatu Tessema 1, Fjóla G. Sigtryggsdóttir , Leif Lia and Asie Kemal Jabir. Journ. Of Marine Science and Engineering. 2019

Geological challenges and geohazard monitoring of a mega engineering hydropower project in Iceland. Fjola G. Sigtryggsdottir & Jonas Th. Snæbjörnsson. Engineering Geology, 2019

Statistical model for dam-settlement prediction and structural-health assessment. Sigtryggsdottir, Fjola Gudrun; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Grande, Lars Olav. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 2018

Master thesis

Master thesis

Kofi Ntow Opare. Load measurements at riprap toe.

Guri Holte Veslegard. Plastring av fyllingsdammer - Modellforsøk, praktiske forhold og avvik fra regelverk

Contact

Contact

Fjola Gudrun Sigtryggsdottir

Fjola Gudrun Sigtryggsdottir

Fjola Gudrun Sigtryggsdottir

Associate Professor

Email: fjola.g.sigtryggsdottir@ntnu.no
Phone: 73598388

About the project

About the project

WP 1.2

Full project title: Dam construction and dam safety

Duration: 2017-2021

Objective: To provide new information for the development of sophisticated evaluation methods, solutions and measures to improve dam construction and dam safety.

R&D Partners: NTNU (IBM, IGB), UPM Madrid, ETH Zürich, Sira Kvina kraftselskap, Agder Energi, Tatkraft, Saudafaldene, SKL.

Associated projects: PLAF

Researchers working on the project: Leif Lia, Fjóla G. Sigtryggsdóttir.

PhD working on the project: Ganesh Ravindra and Geir Helge Kiplesund

Master students associated with the project: Guri Holthe Veslegard, Kofi Ntow Opare, Malin Fossum Asbølmo, Wendwesen Worku Lemma, Unnar Númi Almarsson.

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