Hossein Basser - MSc Graduate of Hydraulic Engineering Amirkabir University of Technology
Hojat Karami - Assistant Professor of Hydraulic Engineering Semnan University

Iran is not a water rich country. Losing underground water had been a serious problem in recent years. So the sustainable development of water resources shouldbeconsidered as one of the key issues in the future. Underground dam will be one of the alternative ways of achieving the sustainable development. In this studyunderground dams are briefly described and detailed information about the design and construction aspects is provided. Since the material, of which dam wall iscomposed, is the main variable influencing the groundwater behavior, various types of dam wall are discussed.

Underground dam, sustainable, water resources, dam wall, water rich