Dams and hydraulic Engineering (Dams and dykes)
- Client: City of Commentry
- Total cost of the assignment: 30 k €
- Completion date: 2013-2014
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS
The Gannes Dam (Class A) is a masonry barrier for the supply of drinking and industrial water to the town of Commentry, built between 1905 and 1907 on the Banny Creek in the town of Durdat-Larequille. The dam is owned by the City of Commentry.
Its main dimensions are:
- Length of the dam: 182 m
- Height on foundation: 24 m
ASSIGNMENT
- Hydrological and flood control study
- Dam’s stability study, including seismic analysis;
- Preparation of written instructions
- Functional analysis of the spillway flap
- Study for the installation of a jumper trap
