Download or read book Methods for Estimating the Probability of Failure of Embankment Dams by Internal Erosion and Piping in the Foundation and from Embankment to Foundation written by Robin Fell and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Internal Erosion of Dams and Their Foundations written by Robin Fell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internal erosion and piping in embankments and their foundations is the main cause of failures and accidents to embankment dams. For new dams, the potential for internal erosion and piping can be controlled by good design and construction of the core of the dam and provision of filters to intercept seepage through the embankment and the foundations
Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering of Dams 2nd Edition written by Robin Fell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 1384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geotechnical Engineering of Dams, 2nd edition 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 main emphasis of this work is on embankment dams, but much of the text, particularly those parts related to geology, can be used for concrete gravity and arch dams. All phases of investigation, design and construction are covered. Detailed descriptions are given from the initial site assessment and site investigation program through to the preliminary and detailed design phases and, ultimately, the construction phase. The assessment of existing dams, including the analysis of risks posed by those dams, is also discussed. This wholly revised and significantly expanded 2nd edition includes a lengthy new appendix on the assessment of the likelihood of failure of dams by internal erosion and piping. This valuable source on dam engineering incorporates the 200+ years of collective experience of the authors in the subject area. Design methods are presented in combination with their theoretical basis, to enable the reader to develop a proper understanding of the possibilities and limitations of a method. For its practical, well-founded approach, this work can serve as a useful guide for professional dam engineers and engineering geologists and as a textbook for university students.
Download or read book A Framework for Estimating the Probability of Failure of Embankment Dams by Internal Erosion and Piping Using Event Tree Methods written by M. A. Foster and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Methods for Estimating the Probability of Failure of Embankment Dams by Internal Erosion and Piping written by Robin Fell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Risk Analysis Dam Safety Dam Security and Critical Infrastructure Management written by Ignacio Escuder-Bueno and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the state of the art on risk analysis, representing a primary tool for achieving effective management of critical infrastructures along with a suitable framework for the development of risk management models regarding natural, technological and human-induced hazards. Essential reading for graduate students and researchers interested in risk analysis as applied to all type of critical infrastructures, and for designers, engineers, owners and operators of critical infrastructures in general and dams in particular.
Download or read book Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering written by Thomas Benz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering contains 153 scientific papers presented at the 7th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, NUMGE 2010, held at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, 2 4 June 2010.The contributions cover topics from emerging research to engineering pra
Download or read book Dynamics of Soil and Modelling of Geotechnical Problems written by C. N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information on the latest technological developments taking place in Geotechnical engineering, pertaining to Soil Dynamics and Modelling of Geotechnical Problems. The book is useful for the academicians and working professionals with coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of Dynamics of Soil and Modelling studies on Geotechnical problems based on research findings and site specific inputs. The book serves as a useful reference resource for graduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering and contents of the book are helpful to the postgraduate students and research scholars in carrying out the research.
Download or read book Canadian Geotechnical Journal written by National Research Council Canada and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improvements in Reservoir Construction Operation and Maintenance written by British Dam Society. Conference and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2006 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydrological and hydraulic issues covered include: - a study into the effect of changes in weir crest coefficient with head - computer modelling of the operational systems of reservoirs - developments in dam break modelling Various projects and case studies from Portugal, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Egypt are included. Grouting works at two reservoirs are described and there is a paper on the desiccation assessment of the puddle clay cores at several reservoirs. The book also describes and illustrates other works on the refurbishment and rehabilitation of dams.
Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering of Dams written by Robin Fell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 book provides dam engineers and geologists with a practical approach, and gives university students an insight into the subject of dam engineering. All phases of investigation, design and construction are covered, through to the preliminary and detailed design phases and ultimately the construction phase. This revised and expanded 2nd edition includes a lengthy new chapter on the assessment of the likelihood of failure of dams by internal erosion and piping.
Download or read book Laying the Foundations written by Marcus J. Wishart and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dam safety is central to public protection and economic security. However, the world has an aging portfolio of large dams, with growing downstream populations and rapid urbanization placing dual pressures on these important infrastructures to provide increased services and to do it more safely. To meet the challenge, countries need legal and institutional frameworks that are fit for purpose and can ensure the safety of dams. Such frameworks enable dams to provide water supplies to meet domestic and industrial demands, support power generation, improve food security, and bolster resilience to floods and droughts, helping to build safer communities. Laying the Foundations: A Global Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks for the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities is a systematic review of dam regimes from a diverse set of 51 countries with varying economic, political, and cultural circumstances. These case studies inform a continuum of legal, institutional, technical, and financial options for sustainable dam safety assurance. The findings from the comparative analysis will inform decisionmakers about the merits of different options for dam safety and help them systematically develop the most effective approaches for the country context. By identifying the essential elements of good practices guided by portfolio characteristics, this tool can help identify gaps in existing legal, institutional, technical, and financial frameworks to enhance the regulatory regime for ensuring the safety of dams and downstream communities.
Download or read book Embankments Dams and Slopes written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice written by Karl Terzaghi and published by Wharton Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the definitive handbook to soil mechanics, covering in great detail such topics as: Properties of Soils, Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils, Drainage of Soils, Plastic Equilibrium in Soils, Earth Stability and Pressure of Slopes, Foundations, etc. A valuable compendium for those interested in soil mechanics, this antiquarian text contains a wealth of information still very much valuable to engineers today. Karl von Terzaghi (1883 1963) was a Czech geologist and Civil engineer, hailed as the "father of soil mechanics." This book has been elected for republication due to its educational value and is proudly republished here with an introductory biography of the author."
Download or read book Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers written by American Society of Civil Engineers and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 29-30 contain papers of the International Engineering Congress, Chicago, 1893; v. 54, pts. A-F, papers of the International Engineering Congress, St. Louis, 1904.
Download or read book The Time for Development and Detectability of Internal Erosion and Piping in Embankment Dams and Their Foundations written by Robin Fell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Erosion in Geomechanics Applied to Dams and Levees written by Stephane Bonelli and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erosion is the most common cause of failures at earth-dams, dikes and levees, whether through overtopping and overflowing, or internal erosion and piping. This book is dedicated to the phenomenon of internal erosion and piping. It is not intended to be exhaustive on the subject, but brings together some of the latest international research and advances. Emphasis is placed on physical processes, how they can be studied in the laboratory, and how test results can be applied to levees and dams. The results from several research projects in Australia, France, the Netherlands and the United States are covered by the authors. Our aim has been to share our most recent findings with students, researchers and practitioners. Understanding the failure of an earth-dam or a levee by erosion in a unified framework, whether internal erosion or surface erosion, requires continuous research in this field. We hope that the reader will gain knowledge from this book that leads to further progress in the challenging field of the safety of levees and dams. Contents 1. State of The Art on the Likelihood of Internal Erosion of Dams and Levees by Means of Testing, Robin Fell and Jean-Jacques Fry. 2. Contact Erosion, Pierre Philippe, Rémi Beguin and Yves-Henri Faure. 3. Backward Erosion Piping, Vera Van Beek, Adam Bezuijen and Hans Sellmeijer. 4. Concentrated Leak Erosion, Stéphane Bonelli, Robin Fell and Nadia Benahmed. 5. Relationship between the Erosion Properties of Soils and Other Parameters, Robin Fell, Gregory Hanson, Gontran Herrier, Didier Marot and Tony Wahl. About the Authors Stéphane Bonelli is a Research Professor at Irstea (French Environmental Sciences and Technologies Research Institute) in Aix-en-Provence, France. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience, and has been a member of the ICOLD (International Commission on Large Dams) European Working Group on Internal Erosion since 2005. He has participated in 19 large dam reviews in France (visual inspection, monitoring data analysis and numerical modeling). His current activities include research, teaching and consultancy, focusing on soil erosion and the processes of levee breach.
