Abstract
The results of the field and model studies and of field observations demonstrate that the failure of rock foundations of concrete dams may be classified into two types: -sliding along the plane of weakness where unfavourably oriented and extended planes of weakness are present in the rock mass (large fissures, interbeds etc.); -turning accompanied by formation of inclined tension joints under the upstream face of the dam and of the zone of rock crushing under the downstream face where no such planes of weakness are present in the rock foundation or these planes are otherwise oriented.
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