ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the basics of the analysis of the stability of concrete gravity dams on rock foundations using two dimensional rigid body analysis methods. It is based largely on four texts.
Canadian Dam Safety Association, “Dam Safety Guidelines’’ (CDSA, 1999). BC Hydro, “Guidelines for the Assessment of Rock Foundations of Existing Concrete
Gravity Dams’’ (BC Hydro, 1995). Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, “Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation
of Hydropower Projects, Chapter 111, Gravity Dams’’ (FERC, 2002). Australian National Committee on Large Dams, “Guidelines on Design Criteria for
Concrete Gravity Dams’’ (ANCOLD, 2013).
