Download or read book An Engineering Guide to Seismic Risk to Dams in the United Kingdom written by J. A. Charles and published by Bre Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide assesses the seriousness of seismic risk and proposes criteria for earthquake safety evaluation of existing UK dams. It relates specifically to the safety of UK dams and reservoirs under seismic loading although it should also be useful in the design of new dams. The guide is relevant to all forms of dam construction.
Download or read book Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs written by Jonathan Hinks and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs is an invaluable source for any engineer, or designer, tasked with building, retrofitting or maintaining dams in all seismically active regions to make decisions on the type of dam structure required for new projects and understand the issues that face existing dams and how to mitigate them.
Download or read book Interim Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment for UK Reservoirs written by A. J. Brown and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This interim guide to quantitative risk assessment for UK reservoirs provides a tool for the management of reservoir safety by experienced dam professionals. It comprises a screening level assessment of the risk of failure of a dam, i.e. the uncontrolled sudden large release of water from the reservoir it retains." "The guide is in the form of a Microsoft Excel workbook with proforma calculations, and accompanying text. It is intended to form part of either a periodic safety review or a portfolio risk assessment, where application of this guide identifies potential concerns a more detailed assessment is likely to be appropriate."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Download or read book Reservoir Engineering written by Edward M. Gosschalk and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2002 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1. Conceptual and planning practice for reservoirs - Introduction and philosophy of approach - Objectives - Selection of potential dam sites and conceptual schemes - Investigation of selected sites and geological studies - Hydraulic studies - Hydrological studies - Spillways - River diversion during construction - Seismic loading Part 2. Development practice for reservoirs - Water conduits for reservoirs - Tunnelling problems and excavation of shafts - Electro-mechanical equipment and controls - Environmental considerations - Costs and benefits - Efficient management for irrigation - Small hydropower - Safety and inspection of reservoirs - Operation and maintenance, monitoring and inspection
Download or read book Hydraulic Structures Third Edition written by P. Novak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-05-17 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic Structures demonstrates to the advanced undergraduate student the design of hydraulic structures in practice. It does this by explaining dam engineering, the design and construction of embankments, dam outlet works and pumping stations.
Download or read book Hydraulic Structures written by P. Novak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now includes Worked Examples for lectutrers in a companion pdf! The fourth edition of this volume presents design principles and practical guidance for key hydraulic structures. Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains enhanced texts and sections on: environmental issues and the World Commission on Dams partially saturated soils, small amenity dams, tailing dams, upstream dam face protection and the rehabilitation of embankment dams RCC dams and the upgrading of masonry and concrete dams flow over stepped spillways and scour in plunge pools cavitation, aeration and vibration of gates risk analysis and contingency planning in dam safety small hydroelectric power development and tidal and wave power wave statistics, pipeline stability, wave–structure interaction and coastal modelling computational models in hydraulic engineering. The book's key topics are explored in two parts - dam engineering and other hydraulic structures – and the text concludes with a chapter on models in hydraulic engineering. Worked numerical examples supplement the main text and extensive lists of references conclude each chapter. Hydraulic Structures provides advanced students with a solid foundation in the subject and is a useful reference source for researchers, designers and other professionals.
Download or read book Dams 2000 written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2000 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Developments in reservoir hydrology - Innovation in hydraulic structures - Risk and reservoir safety - Environmental implications: benefit and disbenefits - Lessons learned from overseas experience - Investigations and remedial works to extend asset life
Download or read book Long term Benefits and Performance of Dams written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents proceedings the 13th Conference of the British Dam Society held at the University of Kent, June 2004. These papers include discussion on the benefits that reservoirs can provide in terms of water supply and recreation, the environmental impact they can have, and the use of geomembranes to provide water tightness.
Download or read book Hydraulics of Dams and River Structures written by Farhad Yazdandoost and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises the papers of the International Conference on Hydraulics of Dams and Rivers Structures, held in Tehran, 26-28 April 2004. The topics covered include air-water flows, intakes and outlets, hydrodynamic forces, energy dissipators, stepped spillways, scouring and sedimentation around structures, numerical approaches in river hydrody
Download or read book Water Resources and Reservoir Engineering written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1992 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the current issues and recent international developments in reservoir planning and operation, design and construction, monitoring and maintenance. In the light of the recent climatic changes which have seen a reduction in rainfall and resulted in water shortages, a number of pertinent subjects are examined in detail, for example the provision of new resources, evaluation of optimal operating policies, review of water supply options, sedimentation effects, the environmental aspects and the economic viability of reservoirs.
Download or read book Advances in Dam Engineering written by M. Amin Hariri-Ardebili and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expansion of water resources is a key factor in the socio-economic development of all countries. Dams play a critical role in water storage, especially for areas with unequal rainfall and limited water availability. While the safety of existing dams, periodic re-evaluations and life extensions are the primary objectives in developed countries, the design and construction of new dams are the main concerns in developing countries. The role of dam engineers has greatly changed over recent decades. Thanks to new technologies, the surveillance, monitoring, design and analysis tasks involved in this process have significantly improved. The current edited book is a collection of dam-related papers. The overall aim of this edited book is to improve modeling, simulation and field measurements for different dam types (i.e. concrete gravity dams, concrete arch dams, and embankments). The articles cover a wide range of topics on the subject of dams, and reflect the scientific efforts and engineering approaches in this challenging and exciting research field.
Download or read book Hydraulic Gates and Valves written by Jack Lewin and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's extensive practical experience, this new edition will act as a definitive reference work on gates and valves. Hydraulic gates and valves in free surface flow and submerged outlets: 2nd edition will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly describes the principle options available to engineers and designers and outlines the main advantages and disadvantages of all hydraulic gates and valves, highlighting potential problems in their use. This fully revised edition includes: Information about new types of water-operated automatic gates, rolling weir gates, fuse gates and an extended part on barrier gates and their details The sections on seals, the trunnions of radial gates, ice formation, gate operation and structural design have all been expanded New sections on hazard and reliability of gates, earthquake effects on gates and operating machinery, environmental impact and aesthetics, as well as maintenance An appendix on the calculation of hydrostatic loads on radial gates has been set out Hydraulic gates and valves in free surface flow and submerged outlets: 2nd edition will be of great benefit to engineers who work or design project
Download or read book Reservoirs in a Changing World written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2002 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the Proceedings from the 12th International Conference organised by the British Dam Society in September 2002.Reservoir safety is the key theme with many papers on the performance and rehabilitation of dams. The evolution of reservoirs in Ireland and the development of safety legislation in the UK are described. Risk assessment features in a number of papers as a method of assessing the safety of reservoirs. Several papers address the seismic assessment of dams and structures.
Download or read book Rock Mechanics written by Jaak J.K. Daemen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the proceedings of a symposium on rock mechanics, held in the USA in 1995. Topics covered include: rock dynamics; tool-rock interaction; radioactive waste disposal; underground mining; fragmentation and blasting; theoretical and model studies; hydrology; and rock creep.
Download or read book Seismic Safety of High Arch Dams written by Houqun Chen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers, this book presents the latest research and practical experience in the design of high-arch dams in seismically active regions, from an author team that is highly active and experienced in the design, development and construction of 300m high arch dams. The book covers the entire subject of dam design for seismic regions, including seismic input mechanisms and modeling, non-linear analysis techniques for dam structure and foundations, concrete material properties, and simulation techniques for dam design. Of particular value are the real-world experimental data and design case studies that enhance the book and ensure that readers can apply the theoretical content to their own projects. - Break through the conventional concepts in civil engineering discipline and focus on applying new techniques from other subject fields to seismic safety on high-arch dam design in an innovative way - Shows how to model and evaluate seismic safety of dams using seismic input, dam response and dynamic resistance - Summarizes the methodology and approaches applied to high-arch dam design and construction in China, demonstrates the selection of site-specific seismic input parameters, and enables the reader to apply this to their own specific design challenge
Download or read book Reservoir Safety and the Environment written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1994 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the concerns of the dam engineering community, and summarizes experiences in safety analysis and the works on both embankment and concrete dams. This book provides an analysis on the subjects in the field of reservoir engineering, and is designed for those involved in reservoir design and construction, both in the UK and overseas.
Download or read book Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention written by Ishii, Noriaki and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic gates are utilized in multiple capacities in modern society. As such, the failure of these gates can have disastrous consequences, and it is imperative to develop new methods to avoid these occurrences. Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention is a critical reference source containing scholarly research on engineering techniques and mechanisms to decrease the failure rate of hydraulic gates. Including a range of perspectives on topics such as fluid dynamics, vibration mechanisms, and flow stability, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, engineers, graduate students, and practitioners interested in the study of hydraulic gate structure.
