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Asphalt Concrete Cores for Embankment Dams / Noyaux de B©ton Bitumineux Pour Les Barrages en Remblai : ICOLD Bulletins Series - ICOLD CIGB

Asphalt Concrete Cores for Embankment Dams / Noyaux de B©ton Bitumineux Pour Les Barrages en Remblai

By: ICOLD CIGB (Editor)

Paperback | 19 August 2025 | Edition Number 1

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Approximately 5000 years ago, a small dam was built in the Indus river valley, using asphalt as a mortar between stones. That was one of the first utilization of asphalt as an impervious material. However, the first "modern" asphalt concrete core dam, mechanically placed and compacted, was built in Germany in 1962. This method expanded first in Europe, particularly in Germany and Austria. Since the last fifteen years, this type of dam is gaining in popularity. Comprehensive research in the technology and development of asphalt concrete core machinery has been done. The Committee has decided to update the Bulletin which was published in 1992. That ambitious task was taken by specialists from Austrian, German, Norwegian, Chinese and Canadian national committee representatives.

As of today, nearly 200 asphalt concrete core embankment dams (ACED) have been built worldwide with excellent field performance or are under construction in different countries around the world. Among them, the 170 m high Quxue Dam in China is the highest; however even higher ACEDs are under design. There are now more than 50 years of successful experience for this dam type. The gain of popularity, particularly he last fifteen years, in the water retaining, hydropower and mining industries, follows the excellent recorded field performance and behavior for this type of dam, and also comprehensive researches in the technology and development of asphalt concrete core machinery. This bulletin covers the state-of-the-art of current practice after the important development in design and construction during the last 25 years. It addresses all aspects of the design, construction, performance and operation. Characteristics of asphalt concrete cores, requirements for the mix design, laboratory testing and quality control are discussed. Technical specifications are also presented and proposed. Finally, several typical case histories with characteristics and performance are given in Appendices.

Il y a environ 5 000 ans, un petit barrage a ©t© construit dans la vall©e du fleuve Indus, en utilisant de l'asphalte comme mortier entre les pierres. Il s'agissait d'une des premi¨res utilisations de l'asphalte en tant que mat©riau imperm©able. Toutefois, le premier barrage « moderne »   noyau de b©ton bitumineux, plac© et compact© m©caniquement, a ©t© construit en Allemagne en 1962. Cette m©thode s'est d'abord ©tendue en Europe, particuli¨rement en Allemagne et en Autriche. Depuis les quinze derni¨res ann©es, ce type de barrage gagne en popularit©. Des recherches exhaustives ont ©t© effectu©es dans la technologie et le d©veloppement de machinerie pour les noyaux de b©ton bitumineux. Le Comit© a d©cid© de mettre   jour le Bulletin qui avait ©t© publi© en 1992. Cette t¢che ambitieuse a ©t© entreprise par des sp©cialistes tir©s des repr©sentants des comit©s nationaux d'Autriche, d'Allemagne, de Norv¨ge, de Chine et du Canada.

Aujourd'hui, pr¨s de 200 barrages en remblai   noyau de b©ton bitumineux (BRNBB) ont ©t© construits ou sont en cours de construction dans diff©rents pays   l'©chelle mondiale. Parmi eux, le barrage Quxue en Chine, d'une hauteur de 174 m¨tres, est le plus haut; toutefois, la conception de BRNBB encore plus hauts est en cours. On cumule actuellement plus de 50 ann©es d'exp©rience r©ussie pour ce type de barrage. Leur gain de popularit©, particuli¨rement au cours des quinze derni¨res ann©es, dans les secteurs de la r©tention d'eau, de l'©nergie hydro©lectrique et de l'exploitation mini¨re, correspond   l'excellence de la performance et du comportement consign©s sur le terrain pour ce type de barrage, ainsi qu'aux recherches exhaustives dans la technologie et le d©veloppement de machinerie pour les noyaux de b©ton bitumineux. Ce Bulletin pr©sente l'©tat actuel des derni¨res pratiques suite aux d©veloppements importants en conception et en construction accomplis au cours des 25 derni¨res ann©es. Il renferme tous les aspects de la conception, de la construction, du comportement et de l'exploitation. Les caract©ristiques des noyaux de b©ton bitumineux, les exigences pour la conception des m©langes, les essais en laboratoire et le contr´le de la qualit© sont analys©s. Le devis descriptif est ©galement pr©sent© et propos©. Pour terminer, plusieurs cas-types, accompagn©s des caract©ristiques et du comportement, sont relat©s en annexe.

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