Swelling Concrete in Dams and Hydraulic Structures ? DSC 2017 : ISTE Ltd. : 9781786302137 : 1786302136 : 14 Jul 2017 : The swelling of concrete is a major concern for the owners and operators of dams and hydraulic structures. Faced with irreversible movement of their dams or with observations of cracking processes, operators need to explain the phenomena observed in order to justify safety conditions and in some cases to plan remedial works. Over the last 20 years, active research has been carried out in the field, resulting in practical results in phenomena interpretation and dam modeling. At the same time, an increasing number of affected dams have undergone safety re-evaluations and in some cases remedial work. Several of them have been removed altogether. Although it remains difficult to establish a ?state of the art? in this domain due to the rapidly changing context, regular international exchanges in the field appear fruitful and necessary. Following on from previous conferenc