Roller-compacted concrete dams [electronic resource] = Béton compacté au rouleau / ICOLD.

Contributor(s): International Commission on Large DamsMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781000596779; 100059677X; 9781000587050; 1000587053; 9780429329012; 0429329016; 9781000591910; 1000591913Subject(s): Concrete dams | Roller compacted concrete | TECHNOLOGY / Engineering / CivilDDC classification: 627.82 LOC classification: TC547Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: ICOLD Bulletin 177 Roller-Compacted Concrete Dams' presents the state-of-the-art on roller-compacted concrete technology for dams, incorporating the advances of the RCC technology for dams over the last 15 years since the previous Bulletin on the topic was released in 2003. Hence, the present ICOLD Bulletin 177 supersedes ICOLD Bulletin 126 (Roller-compacted concrete dams - State of the art and case histories', published in 2003) and ICOLD Bulletin 75 (Roller-Compacted Concrete for Gravity Dams' published in 1989). While roller-compacted concrete technology could have still been considered a new technology in 2003, it is now true to say that construction by roller-compaction has become the standard approach for large concrete gravity dams. This Bulletin addresses all aspects of the planning, design, construction and performance of RCC in dams. Mixture proportioning and quality control are discussed and a comprehensive listing of references is included. Many aspects of RCC in dams have become better understood since the publication of Bulletin No 126 and the present Bulletin contains less information on the particular approaches applied in different countries, but includes more comprehensive information particularly in relation to design, mixture proportioning and construction. With greater understanding, it has further been possible to highlight more definitively the requirements of successful RCC dams, as well as the pitfalls and difficulties that can be associated with RCC dam design and construction. Le Bulletin CIGB 177, intitul Barrages en Bton Compact au Rouleau prsente les dernires avances en matire de technologie du bton compact au rouleau pour les barrages intgrant les progrs de la technologie BCR pour les barrages au cours des 15 dernires annes, depuis que le dernier bulletin sur le sujet a t publi en 2003. Par consquent, le bulletin 177 remplace le bulletin 126 ( Barrages en bton compact au rouleau - Technique actuelle et exemples , publi en 2003) et le bulletin 75 ( Bton compact au rouleau pour barrages-poids - Technique actuelle publi en 1989). Alors que la technologie du BCR pourrait encore tre considre comme une nouvelle technologie en 2003, il est maintenant vrai de dire que la construction par le compactage par rouleaux est devenue l'approche standard pour les grands barrage-poids en bton. Ce bulletin aborde tous les aspects de la planification, de la conception, de la construction et de la performance du BCR dans les barrages. Le dosage du mlange et le contrle de la qualit sont discuts et une liste exhaustive des rfrences est incluse. De nombreux aspects du BCR dans les barrages sont mieux compris depuis la publication du Bulletin no 126. Le prsent bulletin contient moins d'informations sur les approches particulires appliques dans diffrents pays, mais comprend des informations plus compltes notamment en ce qui concerne la conception, le dosage du mlange et la construction. Avec une plus grande comprhension, il a t possible de mettre en vidence les exigences des barrages en BCR russis, ainsi que les piges et les difficults qui peuvent tre associs la conception et la construction du barrage en BCR.
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ICOLD Bulletin 177 Roller-Compacted Concrete Dams' presents the state-of-the-art on roller-compacted concrete technology for dams, incorporating the advances of the RCC technology for dams over the last 15 years since the previous Bulletin on the topic was released in 2003. Hence, the present ICOLD Bulletin 177 supersedes ICOLD Bulletin 126 (Roller-compacted concrete dams - State of the art and case histories', published in 2003) and ICOLD Bulletin 75 (Roller-Compacted Concrete for Gravity Dams' published in 1989). While roller-compacted concrete technology could have still been considered a new technology in 2003, it is now true to say that construction by roller-compaction has become the standard approach for large concrete gravity dams. This Bulletin addresses all aspects of the planning, design, construction and performance of RCC in dams. Mixture proportioning and quality control are discussed and a comprehensive listing of references is included. Many aspects of RCC in dams have become better understood since the publication of Bulletin No 126 and the present Bulletin contains less information on the particular approaches applied in different countries, but includes more comprehensive information particularly in relation to design, mixture proportioning and construction. With greater understanding, it has further been possible to highlight more definitively the requirements of successful RCC dams, as well as the pitfalls and difficulties that can be associated with RCC dam design and construction. Le Bulletin CIGB 177, intitul Barrages en Bton Compact au Rouleau prsente les dernires avances en matire de technologie du bton compact au rouleau pour les barrages intgrant les progrs de la technologie BCR pour les barrages au cours des 15 dernires annes, depuis que le dernier bulletin sur le sujet a t publi en 2003. Par consquent, le bulletin 177 remplace le bulletin 126 ( Barrages en bton compact au rouleau - Technique actuelle et exemples , publi en 2003) et le bulletin 75 ( Bton compact au rouleau pour barrages-poids - Technique actuelle publi en 1989). Alors que la technologie du BCR pourrait encore tre considre comme une nouvelle technologie en 2003, il est maintenant vrai de dire que la construction par le compactage par rouleaux est devenue l'approche standard pour les grands barrage-poids en bton. Ce bulletin aborde tous les aspects de la planification, de la conception, de la construction et de la performance du BCR dans les barrages. Le dosage du mlange et le contrle de la qualit sont discuts et une liste exhaustive des rfrences est incluse. De nombreux aspects du BCR dans les barrages sont mieux compris depuis la publication du Bulletin no 126. Le prsent bulletin contient moins d'informations sur les approches particulires appliques dans diffrents pays, mais comprend des informations plus compltes notamment en ce qui concerne la conception, le dosage du mlange et la construction. Avec une plus grande comprhension, il a t possible de mettre en vidence les exigences des barrages en BCR russis, ainsi que les piges et les difficults qui peuvent tre associs la conception et la construction du barrage en BCR.

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