1 General Provisions
2 Terms
3 Arch Dam Layout
3.1 General Requirements
3.2 Foundation Rock Mass and Foundation Surface
3.3 Arch Dam Shape
3.4 Appurtenant Structures
4 Arch Dam Concrete
4.1 General Requirements
4.2 Concrete Strength and Durability
4.3 Concrete Raw Materials and Testing
5 Actions and Combinations of Actions
5.1 Actions
5.2 Combinations of Actions
6 Stress Analysis of Arch Dam
6.1 General Requirements
6.2 Analysis Methods
6.3 Control Criteria and Other Requirements
7 Sliding Stability Analysis of Abutment
7.1 General Requirements
7.2 Sliding Stability Analysis and Control Criteria
8 Overall Stability Analysis
8.1 General Requirements
8.2 Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
8.3 Geomechanical Model Test
9 Seismic Design of Arch Dam
10 Foundation Treatment
10.1 General Requirements
10.2 Foundation Excavation
10.3 Foundation Consolidation Grouting and Contact Grouting
10.4 Grout Curtain
10.5 Foundation Drainage
10.6 Weak Zone Treatment
11 Dam Detailing
11.1 Dam Crest Elevation
11.2 Dam Crest Arrangement
11.3 Transverse and Longitudinal Joints
11.4 Joint Grouting
11.5 Gallery and Access
11.6 Waterstops and Drainage
12 Temperature Control and Crack Prevention Design
12.1 General Requirements
12.2 Control Criteria for Temperature and Thermal Stress
12.3 Temperature Control Measures
13 Water Release Structures and Their Energy Dissipation and Erosion Control
13.1 General Requirements
13.2 Layout of Water Release Structures
13.3 Design of Water Release Structures
13.4 Design of Energy Dissipation and Erosion Control
13.5 Plunge Pool and End Dam
13.6 Design of Protection Against Cavitation and Abrasion
13.7 Protection for Flood Discharge Atomization Area
14 Safety Monitoring Design
14.1 General Requirements
14.2 Monitoring Items
14.3 Monitoring Instrument Layout
15 Construction Requirements
15.1 Foundation Surface Excavation
15.2 Foundation Treatment
15.3 Concrete Construction
15.4 Monitoring
16 Initial Impoundment, Operation and Maintenance
16.1 General Requirements
16.2 Impoundment and Early-Stage Operation
16.3 Operation and Maintenance
16.4 Analysis and Evaluation of Dam Performance
Appendix A Uplift Calculation
Appendix B Single Safety Factor Design for Arch Dam Stress by Trial-Load Method Under Non-seismic Loading
Appendix C Sliding Stability Analysis of Abutment
Appendix D Single Safety Factor Design for Sliding Stability of Abutment Under Non-seismic Loading
Appendix E Hydraulic Formulae
Appendix F Classification and Selection of Monitoring Items
Explanation of Wording in This Code
List of Quoted Standards