ABSTRACT
Different typologies of concrete dams are considered: arch dams with rectangular or like triangular front. To the latter typology belongs the case studio of the Corfino dam.
2 THE NONLINEAR MODEL OF THE DAM
To evaluate the crack pattern and the crack widths, a stress analysis of the dam was carried up with Atena 3D, a program based on the principles of Fracture Mechanics. The numerical model reproduces the geometry and the boundary conditions of the dam.
