The technology of wedge shaped blocks (WSB) for spillways has had a rising development
through the last forty years, and has proved its reliability for practical applications with …

The technology of Wedge Shaped Blocks (WSB) for spillways had a slow development
through decades but has proven its practical reliability. Ongoing additional research aims to …

The article aims to be an introduction to the history of the wedge-shaped blocks technology.
As it is well known, the WSBs protection system was born in the middle of 20th century in the …

Dam safety requirements have become stronger in recent years, highlighting, among other
issues, the need to increase the discharge capacity of existing spillways and the protection …

Wedge shaped blocks spillways are an innovative solution that allows spilling over the
downstream shoulder of earth and rock-fill dams in a safe way. However, they have been …

The spillway of Barriga Dam (Burgos, Spain) may be considered a singular case study in
dam engineering. The spillway has been working successfully during 7 years with seasonal …

Dam safety requirements have become stronger in recent years, highlighting, among other
issues, the need to increase the discharge capacity of existing spillways and the protection …

The paper presents an overview on the computational tools developed in CIMNE for the
analysis of the behavior of rockfill dams in overtopping scenarios, as well as for the design of …

The article summarizes the research studies performed by the Research Group on Dam
Safety (SERPA) of the Technical University of Madrid and the International Center for …

The development of overtopping protection systems often requires detailed analyses of
complex physical phenomena. This hinders the comprehensive knowledge of their behavior …