Download or read book Spillways on River Levees written by Gérard Degoutte and published by Editions Quae Gie. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levees are built on many rivers and mountain torrents to protect populations against floods. During medium floods, a well-constructed levee offers sufficient protection without requiring additional hydraulic structures. But this same levee represents a source of danger during high floods, since there is a risk of overtopping. Water that spills over a levee may create a breach that could potentially provoke flash flooding in the area it was supposed to protect, endangering human lives and infrastructure.It is therefore advisable to equip levee systems with spillways, which are common appurtenant structures on dams. Yet spillways on levees play a far more complex role than those on dams, from securing protected areas to flood control. These structures can function as safety spillways or diversion spillways, or both (especially the older ones). This technical handbook, first published in French in 2012, covers different types of spillways on river levees, including their function, hydraulics, river morphology, civil engineering, and flood management.Written by a working group led by INRAE, it is intended for levee managers, control authorities, engineering firms, and hydraulics or civil engineering students. Given increasing international interest in levees and flood protection systems, particularly following ICOLD's creation of a Technical Committee on Levees, INRAE decided to update and translate this guide into English to share the French experience.
Download or read book Mississippi River Levees and Their Effect On River Stages During Flood Periods written by Samuel Cheney Emery and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the leading engineers of the early 20th century, Samuel Cheney Emery played a pivotal role in the design and construction of many of the levees and dams that continue to stand as testaments to engineering prowess today. This detailed study of the Mississippi River levees is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the American South, as well as the ways in which engineering and technology have transformed our world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Floods Dams and Levees written by Joanne Mattern and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn How Dams And Levees Are Built As Well As The Effects They Have On River Systems In A Region, And Places Downstream.
Download or read book Mississippi River Levees and Their Effect on River Stages During Flood Periods written by Samuel C. Emery and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relief Well Systems for Dams and Levees on Pervious Foundations written by Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great American Levees written by Haviland, Dozier & Tibbetts, San Francisco and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Underseepage and Its Control written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dams and Levees written by Kevin Reilly and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers discover the many ways in which dams and levees are marvels of modern engineering through accessible text and informative photographs. Each chapter focuses on an important aspect of these structures, including the history of their invention, examples of noteworthy dams and levees, related career paths, and stories of the tragedies that have occurred when dams and levees failed. This book's contents directly correlate with Next Generation Science Standards. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation and respect for the engineering behind dams and levees, and the influence these beautiful structures have on our society.
Download or read book The Flood Control Controversy written by Luna Bergere Leopold and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical infrastructure that extend far beyond the flood zone. Broadening dam and levee safety programs to consider community- and regional-level priorities in decision making can help reduce the risk of, and increase community resilience to, potential dam and levee failures. Collaboration between dam and levee safety professionals at all levels, persons and property owners at direct risk, members of the wider economy, and the social and environmental networks in a community would allow all stakeholders to understand risks, shared needs, and opportunities, and make more informed decisions related to dam and levee infrastructure and community resilience. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice explains that fundamental shifts in safety culture will be necessary to integrate the concepts of resilience into dam and levee safety programs.
Download or read book Mississippi River Flood Problem written by John A. Fox and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flood Control on the Mississippi River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mississippi River Levees written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dams and Rivers written by Michael Collier and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the role of science in restoring or otherwise altering unwanted downstream effects of dams, including eroding river banks, changes in waterfowl habitat, threats to safe recreational use, and the loss of river sand bars, examining seven selected areas of the country -- the upper Salt River in central Arizona; the Snake River in Idaho, Oregon and Washington; the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Texas; the Chattahoochee River in Georgia; the Platte River in Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska; the Green River in Utah; and the Colorado River in Arizona -- to focus on specific downstream effects of dams and the management issues related to their operation.
Download or read book The Improvement of Rivers written by Benjamin Franklin Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Environmental Statement written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Omaha District and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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