This book is a review of basic principles and practice-oriented approaches for check dam designs. It offers a hands-on approach with a strong, practical bias helpful in solving problems that are likely to be encountered in real-life field situatio...Daugiau...
Natural phenomena in mountains such as debris-flows and torrent floods put people and infrastructures at risk with dramatic consequences because of the intensity and suddenness of their floods. In this context, measures and emergency evacuation ar...Daugiau...
Concrete Face Rockfill Dams presents the state-of-the-art of dam design and construction. This consulting guide presents details and analyses of twenty-eight large CRFD dams worldwide, including the highest dam in the world. Twelve chapte...Daugiau...
ICOLD Bulletin 159, Supplement to the Position Paper on Dams and the Environment, summarizes the role of dams in the future in the context of the global environmental changes which have become a significant issue in recent years. Global pro...Daugiau...
The Middle Zambezi, host to a rich biodiversity, is located in the central part of the Zambezi River Basin which covers eight Southern African Countries. The area is located downstream of three hydropower schemes. In the last decades, the floodpla...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 04-Jun-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: Lars Muller Publishers, ISBN-13: 9783037787380)
A beautiful photographic investigation of the interrelationships between water, energy and communityThe Emosson region in the Swiss canton of Valais boasts a breathtaking Alpine landscape punctuated by a series of monumenta...Daugiau...
This bulletin gives an overview of the main functional and operational aspects relating to cascade hydropower stations and reservoirs, it was formed by reviewing of all the related aspects proposed and case studies provided by committee members....Daugiau...
A framework for classifying different types of tailings, ranging from ultra-fine to coarse, based on their geotechnical properties and provides typical geotechnical parameters for the different tailings types. Technologies for dewatering tai...Daugiau...
V Sriram, Thorsten Stoesser, Shiqiang Yan, K Murali
Serija: Advances In Coastal And Ocean Engineering
(Išleidimo metai: 02-Nov-2023, Hardback, Leidėjas: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789811284137)
Free-surface flow (or wave) interaction with vegetation is a complex subject. In order to understand the underlying physical processes either physical experiments or numerical simulations, or ideally in complement, can be employed. Both approaches f...Daugiau...
This bulletin compiles improvements in knowledge and state of the art technology to avoid or mitigate environmental impacts of dams on the natural ecosystem as well as to the people that depend upon them for their livelihood....Daugiau...
The book is addressing current international practices applied for dam safety assessments by looking at a portfolio of dam safety projects in various developing countries (Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mauritius, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and V...Daugiau...
ICOLD Bulletin 180 presents the vast experience gained over the past 6 decades by the dam engineering community in the field of dam surveillance by means of 80 case histories. The case histories cover a wide variety of technical aspects and deal w...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 15-Jul-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978826137)
Flooded provides insights into the little-known effects of dam building through a close examination of Brazils Belo Monte hydroelectric facility, the fourth largest dam in the world. Klein tells the stories of dam-affected communities, such a...Daugiau...
Contemporary dam construction is markedly different from what it was in the middle of the twentieth century, when governments ignored the negative impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects. In recent decades, many democratic countries have cont...Daugiau...
Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has exemplified the possibilities and challenges of development in Ghana. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, A Dam for Africa investigates contr...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 12-Jul-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253059970)
Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has become one of the most controversial sites in Ghana. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, A Dam for Africa tells in detail for the first time the story...Daugiau...
This book discusses recent developments in dam engineering, covering theoretical as well as practical aspects. The chapters provide detailed descriptions of the types, surveys and investigations, layouts, design, thermal stresses and foundation of...Daugiau...
This book gives practical advice and ready to use tips on the design and construction of subsurface reservoir models. The design elements cover rock architecture, petrophysical property modelling, multi-scale data integration, upscaling and uncert...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 20-May-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781032078489)
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The International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD) held its 27th International Congress in Marseille, France (12-19 November 2021). The proceedings of the congress focus on four main questions: 1. Reservoir sedimentation and sustainable development; 2...Daugiau...
This book deals with the major hydraulic aspects of dam engineering, including their relevance in the modern world, the main overflow, diversion, outlet and dissipation structures, bottom outlets and intake structures, and also with reservoir sedi...Daugiau...
The Columbia River is the dominant river system of the Northwest United States. It is a river of many uses--hydropower, fisheries, and irrigation--and was known by many names--Columbias River, the Big River, and even River in the Chickadee Terri...Daugiau...
The present Bulletin presents a complete response from the Technical Committee of ICOLD on Dams and Water Transfer (CDWT) to the Terms of Reference. Essentially, it dwells on possible need, potential and problems in water transfers that must be...Daugiau...
During the midst of the Great Depression, Boulder City came to life due to the Boulder Dam project, which offered people a path of hope. This wonderful towns heritage does not end at its buildings or sites, for they are just the icing to a richer cu...Daugiau...
The Ashokan Reservoir is a visual treat for anyone using the perimeter road, dividing weir, or the new Ashokan Rail Trail. The background of Catskill Mountain peaks, which frame 12 square miles of water, create a vista that makes the visitor wonder h...Daugiau...
The guidelines on mathematical modelling of sediment transport dynamics in reservoirs in this document can be used during the planning and design of new dams, as well as for the management of existing dams....Daugiau...
This position paper deals with the seismic safety of large dams, based on experiences with large earthquakes in Japan, China and Chile. It presents ways to prevent key aspects of large dam failure under severe seismic conditions with a focus on de...Daugiau...
The current document is a first attempt to capture all relevant dam safety aspects in all preoperational phases by systematically characterizing the actors involved, their roles, the activities and complex interactions present in different phases of...Daugiau...
This book gives practical advice and ready to use tips on the design and construction of subsurface reservoir models. The design elements cover rock architecture, petrophysical property modelling, multi-scale data integration, upscaling and uncert...Daugiau...
This book offers a timely report on methods for risk assessment procedures for dams, with a special emphasis on dams with small storage dimensions. It starts by introducing all important definitions relating to dams, dam safety, such as the most c...Daugiau...
Marcus Wishart, Satoru Ueda, John Pisaniello, Joanne Tingey, Kimberly Lyon, Esteben Boj Garcia
Serija: Law, Justice, and Development Series
(Išleidimo metai: 30-Dec-2020, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: World Bank Publications, ISBN-13: 9781464812422)
Dam safety is central to public protection and economic security. Aging portfolios of large dams, increasing populations, and rapid urbanization require the development of legal and institutional frameworks for dam safety that can secure water suppli...Daugiau...
This book deals with the narratives of water to watt, which includes elementary conceptual design, modern planning, scheduling and monitoring systems, and extensive pre- and post-investigations pertaining to hydropower facilities. It...Daugiau...
The work covers hydro-electricity production and hydropower dams and plants. Data are presented on typical capital and operating costs. Environmental and social impacts are discussed, as is the impact reservoirs have on greenhouse gas emi...Daugiau...
This open access book presents a series of complicated hydraulic phenomena and related mechanism of high-speed flows in head-head dam. According to the basic hydraulic theory, detailed experiments and numerical simulations, microscopic scale analy...Daugiau...
Hydraulic engineering of dams and their appurtenant structures counts among the essential tasks to successfully design safe water-retaining reservoirs for hydroelectric power generation, flood retention, and irrigation and water supply demands. In...Daugiau...
This book gathers contributions from the 15th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams. The workshop provided an opportunity for engineers, researchers and operators to present and exchange their experiences and the latest adv...Daugiau...
The Eastern Nile riparian countries Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are currently developing several reservoir projects to contribute to the needs for energy and food production in the region. The Nile Basin, particularly the Eastern Nile Sub-basin, is...Daugiau...
This book shares essential insights on evaporites and their effects on dams and reservoirs. The intensity of the solution and suffusion process in evaporites (gypsum and salt) is much greater than the solution of carbonates, and evaporites are par...Daugiau...
This book offers a timely report on methods for risk assessment procedures for dams, with a special emphasis on dams with small storage dimensions. It starts by introducing all important definitions relating to dams, dam safety, such as the most c...Daugiau...
This proceedings book gathers contributions presented at the First International Conference on Embankment Dams (1st ICED, Beijing, 57 June 2020), which was the inaugural conference of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechni...Daugiau...
This book gathers contributions from the 15th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams. The workshop provided an opportunity for engineers, researchers and operators to present and exchange their experiences and the latest adv...Daugiau...
Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis, Second Edition, presents the latest operations and applications in all facets of fracturing. Enhanced to include todays newest technologies, su...Daugiau...
This book shares essential insights on evaporites and their effects on dams and reservoirs. The intensity of the solution and suffusion process in evaporites (gypsum and salt) is much greater than the solution of carbonates, and evaporites are par...Daugiau...
This proceedings book gathers contributions presented at the First International Conference on Embankment Dams (1st ICED, Beijing, 57 June 2020), which was the inaugural conference of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechni...Daugiau...
This book appraises the issues of sedimentation in reservoirs and discusses measures that can be employed for the effective management of sediment to prolong the operational life of reservoirs. It provides information for professional consultants and...Daugiau...
ICOLD Bulletin 150, Cutoffs for Dams, discusses foundation treatment methods using cutoff-type barriers. High emphasis is given to alluvial deposits throughout this document; however, different materials may require cutoff. The constructio...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Dec-2018, Hardback, Leidėjas: William Andrew Publishing, ISBN-13: 9780128122105)
Hydraulic Rubber Dam: An Effective Water Management Technology is the go-to source for information on the materials, manufacture, mechanics and functional benefit of rubber dams in water management. Readers will find a detailed background o...Daugiau...
This unique volume discusses various aspects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Aswan High Dam (AHD) including their positive and negative impacts. It presents up-to-date research findings by Egyptian scientists and resea...Daugiau...
