ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION………864 2. SUMMARY OF RECEIVED REPORTS………864 3. MANAGEMENT OF AN AGING PORTFOLIO OF DAMS IN TERMS OF OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION………869 3.1. Features of fit-for-the-future dams and levees………869 3.2. Manage strategies for the aging dams and levees………870 4. SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION………872 4.1. Innovative dam building techniques………873 4.1.1. New foundation-sustaining techniques………873 4.1.2. New types of dams………874 4.1.3. Innovations in dam-building materials………877 4.1.4. Intelligent dam-building techniques………880 4.1.5. Dam safety, hydraulics related………880 4.2. Safety monitoring and analyses of aging dams………883 4.3. Rehabilitation and safety enhancement of aging dams………886 5. SPECIAL CASE FOR SMALL DAMS AND LEVEES………888 6. INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT SITES - DAMS AND THEIR NEW CHALLENGES………890 7. NEED FOR GLOBAL CAPACITY BUILDING………891 8. CONCLUSIONS………892 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………893 REFERENCES………893
