Reliability Analysis of El Houareb Dam Kairouan – Tunisia – Case Study

Abstract

The present paper deals with the reliability analysis of El Houareb earth dam (Tunisia). A conventional Three-dimensional limit equilibrium analysis has been performed for the dam using CLARA computer program. Also a simplified reliability associated with particular failure mechanism, is considered. The Spatial variability of soil properties is represented by a random field. The global probability of failure of El Houareb earth dam has been investigated.