Werner verlag, 1999. , 241 p. With the help of computers and finite element analysis, practically all types and shapes of dam can now be assessed, even including studies of crack formation and seepage. Nevertheless, there is an acute demand for simple approximate methods of analysis for design studies, preliminary designs, estimates of quantities, checking and teaching. In this...
2nd edition. — CRC Press/Balkema, 2014. XVIII, 1076 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138-00006-3 (Hbk), ISBN: 978-0-203-57705-9 (eBook PDF). Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, now in its second edition, provides a comprehensive and complete overview of all kinds of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures throughout the world. The reader is guided through different aspects of dams and...
British Sub - Committee on Tailings Dams, 2001, 145 p. The aim of this Bulletin (121) is to highlight and learn from some of the difficulties commonly encountered to help owners, managers, contractors and other personnel responsible for the day to day construction of tailings dams, to avoid similar difficulties. It is intended to be of help to all those connected in any way...
Washington, Department of the Army, 1995. - 88 p. This manual presents analysis and design guidance for concrete gravity dams. The purpose of this manual is to provide technical criteria and guidance for the palnning and design of concrete gravity dams for civil works projects. Purpose Scope Applicability Terminilogy General Design Considerations Types of Concrete Gravity Dams...
2nd Edition. — Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, 2015. XXXIV, 1338 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138-00008-7 (Hbk), ISBN: 978-0-203-38731-3 (eBook PDF). This book provides a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the investigations for and the design and construction of new dams and the review and assessment of existing dams. The emphasis is on embankment dams,...
Committee on Concrete Dams, 1991 - 2008, 262 p. The purpose of this Bulletin (145) is to provide a comprehensive treatise on the physical properties of hardened conventional concrete for dams, refreshing the partial information contained in some out-of-date ICOLD Bulletins, giving ana account of new approaches and examining also some important properties not included in the...
Washington, Department of the Army, 2004. — 130 p. This manual presents fundamental principles underlying the design and construction of earth and rock-fill dams. Purpose Applicability Overview of Manual General Considerations General Civil Works Project Process Types of Embankment Dams Basic Requirement Selection of Embankment Type Environmental Considerations Field...
Third Edition. — U. S. Government Printing Office, 1987. — 860 p. Presents instructions, standards, and procedures for use in the design of small dams. The second edition of Design of Small Dams has been very popular throughout the world; it has been published in a number of different languages and used extensively in the United States. Since the second edition was published in...
Committee on Concrete Dams, 1997 - 2006, 108 p. This Bulletin (136) addresses all aspects of the relationship between the specification of concrete for dams of all sizes, construction procedures, the properties of the hardened concrete and how quality control is used. The development of concrete for dams from the conceptual stage to finished product is described. It present a...
Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2004, p.610. ISBN: 90 5809 632 7. Proceedings of the international conference on hydraulics of dams and river structures, 26 – 28 april 2004, Tehran, Iran. Part 1: Hydraulic Structures. Air-water flow. Intakes and outlets. Hydrodynamic forces. Energy dissipators. Reservoir sedimentation. Stepped spillways. Scouring and sedimentation around...
Design Manual for Concrete Arch Dams - Denver Colorado - 1977, p.873. This manual present instructions, examples, procedures and standards for use in the design of concrete arch dams. It serves as a guide to sound engineering practices in the design of concrete arch dams and provides the technically trained, qualified design engineer with specialized and technical information...
Prepared by the European working group , 2010, p.468 This new edition in 2010 cites 280 dams and updates the data and recommendations of the first two 38 and 78 Bulletins. It reviews the new information and practices that have appeared in the meantime, which include application of geomembrane as the only watertight element in fill dams, in Roller Compacted Concrete dams, as...
International Water Power and Dam Construction. Issue: November 1981. Essential information on the hydro power and dams industry, from the latest details on embankment dams, spillways and Kaplan and Francis turbines, through to flood management plans, tunnelling projects and generator refurbishment.
13 p., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY The evaluation of the potential for slope sliding and/or liquefaction failure of earthen dams subjected to earthquake loadings is most often based on deterministic procedure of both the excitation input and of the physical model. Such treatment provides answers in the form of either factor of safety values or a yes or no as to...
Springer US, 1998. — 811 p. — ISBN13: 9781461282051. The present state of the art of dam engineering has been ronmental, and political factors, which, though important, attained by a continuous search for new ideas and methods are covered in other publications. while incorporating the lessons of the past. In the last 20 The rapid progress in recent times has resulted from the...
Australian Civil/Structural Engineering Transactions, Vol. CE39, no.2 and 3, 1997 Summary: Inflatable flexible membrane dams (IFMD) have been used for the past 40 years in river and coastal engineering applications. Despite an increasing interest for IFMD, little information is available on the hydrauli performances of IFMD during overflow periods. Overflow situations may occur...
Lani van Vuuren. In the footsteps og Giants - Exploring the history of South Africa's large dams A publication of the Water Research Commission of South Africa March 2012 342 p. / 342 c. Chapter 1: Author's note Chapter 2: Dams and development in South Africa Chapter 3: Water storage prior to European settlement Chapter 4: Canals, dams and the Dutch occupation (1652-1806)...
World Bank Group, 2016. — 191 p. Economic development relies critically on infrastructure development. Yet, without careful planning, the services provided by hydropower facilities and dams are at risk. Ensuring the long-term resilience of these critical infrastructure facilities requires early and consistent attention to the processes of reservoir sedimentation, which reduce...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2020. — 303 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119-05609-6. A comprehensive guide to modern-day methods for earthquake engineering of concrete dams Earthquake analysis and design of concrete dams has progressed from static force methods based on seismic coefficients to modern procedures that are based on the dynamics of dam–water–foundation systems. Earthquake Engineering for...
Workshop proceedings, Gland, Switzerland, April 11-12, 1997. — 159 p. In 1996 the World Bank Operations Evaluation Department completed an internal review of 50 large dams funded by the World Bank. IUCN-The World Conservation Union and the World Bank agreed to jointly host a workshop in April 1997 to discuss the findings of the review and their implications for a more in-depth...
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