ABSTRACT

Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, now in its second edition, provides a comprehensive and complete overview of all kinds of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures throughout the world.The reader is guided through different aspects of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures in 35 chapters, which are subdivided in five themes:I. Dams an

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Part 1: Dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures – General

chapter 2|34 pages

Foundations of dams

chapter 3|26 pages

Seepage through dams

chapter 4|22 pages

Forces and loadings on dams

chapter 5|12 pages

Designing hydraulic structures

part |2 pages

PART 2 Embankment dams

chapter 6|34 pages

Embankment dams – general

chapter 7|22 pages

Seepage through embankment dams

chapter 8|84 pages

Static stability of embankment dams

chapter 9|36 pages

Dynamic stability of embankment dams

chapter 10|30 pages

Earthfill dams

chapter 11|34 pages

Earth–rock dams

chapter 14|44 pages

Rockfill dams with internal non-earth core

part |2 pages

PART 3 Concrete dams

chapter 16|52 pages

Gravity dams on rock foundations

chapter 17|24 pages

Gravity dams on soil foundations

chapter 18|72 pages

Roller-compacted concrete gravity dams

chapter 19|24 pages

Buttress dams

chapter 20|54 pages

Arch dams

chapter 21|20 pages

Dynamic stability of concrete dams

chapter 22|14 pages

Monitoring and surveillance of concrete dams

part |2 pages

PART 4 Hydromechanical equipment and appurtenant hydraulic structures

chapter 24|30 pages

Surface (crest) gates

chapter 25|20 pages

High-head gates and valves

chapter 26|18 pages

Spillways passing through the dam’s body

chapter 27|36 pages

Spillways outside the dam’s body

chapter 28|14 pages

Bottom outlet works

chapter 29|14 pages

Special hydraulic structures

part |2 pages

PART 5 Hydraulic schemes

chapter 32|24 pages

High-head river hydraulic schemes

chapter 33|22 pages

Reservoirs