Selection of Materials for Concrete in Dams / Choix des Matériaux Pour les Bétons de Barrage. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Selection of Materials for Concrete in Dams / Choix des Matériaux Pour les Bétons de Barrage

ICOLD Bulletin 165, Selection of Materials for Concrete in Dams, is dedicated to the choice of hydraulic binders and mineral additions as well as adjuvants and waste water. This applies to both conventional concrete (CVC) and roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams. The Bulletin is a Practical Guide for the choice of materials for concrete dams, and provides project actors with the decision-making framework to make the right choices of materials in places where resources may be limited.

Le Bulletin 165 de la CIGB, Choix des Matériaux Pour les Bétons de Barrage, comprend des chapitres dédiés au choix des liants hydrauliques et des additions minérales ainsi qu’aux adjuvants et à l’eau de gâchage. Cela concerne aussi bien les bétons conventionnels (CVC) que les bétons compactés au rouleau (RCC). Le Bulletin constitue un Guide Pratique pour le choix des matériaux pour les bétons des barrages. L’apport majeur est de procurer aux acteurs des projets l’ossature décisionnelle pour faire les bons choix de matériaux dans des lieux où les ressources peuvent être limitées.

The Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages (CIGB) / International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) is a non-governmental International Organization which provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.

The Organization leads the profession in ensuring that dams are built safely, efficiently, economically, and without detrimental effects on the environment. Its original aim was to encourage advances in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of large dams and their associated civil works, by collecting and disseminating relevant information and by studying related technical questions.

Since the late sixties, focus was put on subjects of current concern such as dam safety, monitoring of performance, reanalysis of older dams and spillways, effects of ageing and environmental impact. More recently, new subjects include cost studies at the planning and construction stages, harnessing international rivers, information for the public at large, and financing.