Monitoring and management strategies for a Double Arch Dam using FEM modelling: the case study of the Ponte Cola Dam

Nowadays, the monitoring of large-scale structures is essential to ensure their proper functioning and the public safety. In this thesis, the use and functioning of FEM modeling software will be initially discussed, and later applied to build the model of the Ponte Cola dam, located in the municipality of Gargnano (BS). The effects of the temperature and the levels of filling of the reservoir have on the displacements of the dam are studied, also considering the stability contributions given by the surrounding terrain. Having as a final objective the study of the behavior of the dam, in order to optimize the factors involved in the model for a correct operation in accordance with the environmental variables and the determination of conditions that would lead to the development of critical issues in the structure.