IS 12892 : 1989 Guidelines for the safety of barrage and weir structures

1 Scope

1.1 This standard provides guidelines on various aspects ofsafety of the barrage and weir structures, such as, investigations,location, design, construction, operation and maintenance.

2 References

IS 6532 :1972Code of practice for design, installation,observation and maintenance of uplift pressurepipes for hydraulic structures on permeablefoundations

IS 6966 : Part 1 :1989 Guidelines for hydraulic design ofbarrages andweirs:Part 1 Alluvial reaches

IS 7349 :1989Guidelines for operation and maintenance ofbarrages and weirs

IS 7720 :1975Criteria for investigation, planning and layoutof barrages and weirs

IS 8408 :1976Criteria for river training works for barragesand weirs in alluvium

IS 11130 :1984Criteria for structural design of barrages andweirs

IS 11150 :1984Code of practice for construction of concretebarrages