Abstract:
Mohmand Dam Project is an ongoing project in Pakistan. It’s a CFRD (Concrete
Faced Rockfill Dam) being built in response to the flooding conditions in the area.
This study deals with the design and construction aspects of the dam. This
includes carrying out all the necessary calculations needed for the designing of
its embankment such as the hydrological study and dam sectioning. The
procedures generally employed for checking the stability are the limit
equilibrium methods and this study will delve further into it as well as the finite
element modelling of the dam which is done by use of software such as PLAXIS,
ABAQUS and SLIDE 2D is done to check the dam body i.e. embankment safety.
The cost of its embankment is also drawn with respect to its height while
ensuring the best material provision.
The study aims to provide the general guidelines for establishing the
embankment of a Concrete Faced Rockfill dam, its zoning and checking its
stability against seepage as well as earthquakes. This results in an optimal and
sophisticated design which will bear all the undesired conditions as well as
providing a range of different heights of dam to be used in accordance with the
economic conditions.
