Download or read book A Method for Analyzing Effects of Dam Failures in Design Studies written by William A. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the planning and design of dams and embankments for large multiple-purpose projects, it is usually necessary to evaluate the effect of potentially disastrous extreme events to insure that the proposed developments do not produce an unnecessary increase in the disaster potential. One such case which is being encountered more frequently now involves the design of dams and embankments for projects located downstream from an existing dam. If the existing structure is relatively old or if there is reason to believe that the probability of failure is relatively great, it may be desirable to consider the effect of a potential failure during the design of the downstream structure.

Download or read book A Method for Analyzing Effects of Dam Failures in Design Studies written by William A. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book HEC 6 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hydrologic Engineering in Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Publications Catalog written by Hydrologic Engineering Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Dam Removal written by David T. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book HEC 5C written by Bill Eichert and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Muskingum Cunge Channel Flow Routing Method for Drainage Networks written by Jürgen Garbrecht and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis of Dam Failures Development of a Dam Safety Evaluation Tool written by Imbrogno David and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dam safety is becoming an increasingly critical issue in the U.S. Many of our nation's dams are deficient and at risk of failure. A dam failure can be a disastrous event with catastrophic consequences to the downstream area and the surrounding environment. Inundation from dam failures have the potential for immense damage to property, the economy, environment, and human life. Many U.S. dams were built in first half of the 20th century and suffer from aging, deterioration, and poor engineering standards. The goals of this study are to increase situational awareness of dam owners and regulators, provide a user friendly dam safety evaluation tool, and improve the nation's overall dam safety. The methods to achieve these goals include three steps: 1) Review and compile relevant dam safety background information such as different dam materials, designs, common failure causes, and proper inspection techniques; 2) Analyze recent dam failure and incident data from the Significant Incident Reporting database and provide recommendations for future incident reporting; 3) Create a Knowledge Based Expert System computer program as a tool to evaluate the overall safety level of an existing dam.

Download or read book Proceedings of Dam Break Flood Routing Model Workshop Bethesda Maryland October 18 20 1977 written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Experience of HEC in Disseminating Information on Hydrological Models written by Bill Eichert and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Data Management Systems for Water Resources Planning written by Darryl W. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1981* with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water resources planning at the federal level is comprehensive multi-purpose multi-objective planning. The increasing complexity of issues, planning alternatives, and evaluation criteria have spawned an ever growing need for increased data and associated analysis procedures. The increased number of such models, both demanding and generating large amounts of data, have stimulated awareness of the need for planning oriented data management systems. This paper describes recent activities of the Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center in data management for water resources planning studies.

Download or read book Determination of Land Use from Satellite Imagery for Input to Hydrologic Models written by Robert P. Webb and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A land use/land cover identification methodology using LANDSAT imagery has been applied to six watersheds across the U.S. The land use information is stored in a grid cell data bank and is the basis for calibration of hydrologic parameters for watershed models. Flood frequency studies have been completed on four of the watersheds with land use derived from both satellite data and conventional low altitude aerial photography. This paper discusses our experience using the LANDSAT land use classification procedure and compares hydrologic results obtained from the alternative determinations of land use. (Author).

Download or read book Flood Mitigation Planning Using HEC SAM written by Darryl W. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flood control and flood plain management investigations using spatial data management techniques are increasing in the Corps of Engineers. Pilot studies initiated in the mid-1970's were successful in consolidating analysis concepts, fostering the development of spatial data file creation and management technology and enhancing the consideration of existing and alternative future development patterns in Corps' planning studies. Over 30 studies using HEC-SAM, the Corps' spatial data management system, are now completed or underway. HEC-SAM was created through selective acquisition of commercial software, adaption of academic research products, and development by researchers at the Corps' Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC). The HEC role continues to be that of system developer and technology transfer agent. The evolution, present capabilities, and applications of HEC-SAM are described. Observations are offered on spatial technology development, implementation, and servicing. (Author).

Download or read book Corps of Engineers Experience with Automatic Calibration of a Precipitation runoff Model written by David T. Ford and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer program HEC-1, a precipitation-runoff model widely used throughout the United States, includes the capability to estimate automatically any of twelve parameters necessary to model the precipitation-runoff process and the channel routing process. The parameter estimation scheme employs Newton's method to minimize a weighted sum of squares of differences between observed and computed hydrograph values. Applications of this parameter estimation procedure are presneted, and typical steps of the procedure for deterimining optimal parameter estimates are outlined. Recent efforts to improve the estimation algorithm and recent use of the calibration capability to update sequentially parameter estimates in a flood forecasting application are discussed. (Author).

Download or read book Documentation Needs for Water Resources Models written by William K. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer program documentation is important to proper model use. Common causes of poor documentation include: organizational negligence and lack of capability, difficulty in clearly communicating a description of the model, motivation on the part of the modeler to prepare good documentation, absence of examples of good documentation, inadequate time funds, staff. (Author).