COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF DAMS

Abstract

The design parameters and characteristics of dams were estimated during the design of dams in the 40–60th of the last century, and require updating, as well as changing the existing methodological approach to their determination. In the article the data of the current state, regulatory, technical and literary sources used at designing, construction and operation of hydraulic structures (HS) are collected, the comparative analysis of normative and technical documentation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, European countries, the USA, China, etc. used at designing and operation of dams is carried out. Examples of world practices in the application of legislation and regulating in terms of dam safety have been considered. A number of normative documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the main directions of activity of hydraulic structures, applied at all stages of their existence, from design and construction to operation and liquidation, are determined. The state regulations in the field of architecture, town planning and construction are reviewed, the main purpose of which is to ensure the legally protected needs of citizens and society in creating a favorable and environmentally safe living environment and life, in implementation of architectural, town planning and construction activities, protection of consumer rights of design and construction products, ensuring reliability and safety of construction, sustainable operation of the constructed facilities during operation and maintenance of hydraulic structures. Names and brief contents of standards for dam design in a number of developed countries are given.