Potential failure modes analysis (PFMA) is a process to systematically identify, describe, and evaluate the ways in which a dam and its appurtenant structures could fail under postulated loading conditions. Since 2002, PFMA has been introduced as part of five-year inspections under the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations for nonfederal hydropower dams in the United States. The PFMA is intended to provide an understanding of...
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Potential Failure Mode Analysis (English). Good Practice Note on Dam Safety|Technical note no. 5 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/717441619166673375