Description
Book SynopsisPresents the fundamentals and current state of practice of instrumented measurements for monitoring dam performance. Dam performance monitoring is a balance of visual surveillance and instrumental measurements to accurately understand how well a dam is performing.
Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Performance Monitoring
- 2.1 Dam Safety Program
- 2.2 Dam Owner Responsibility
- 2.3 Failure Modes
- 2.4 Surveillance and Monitoring
- Chapter 3 Failure Modes
- 3.1 Embankment Dams
- 3.2 Concrete Gravity Dams
- 3.3 Concrete Arch Dams
- 3.4 Other Dams
- Chapter 4 Planning and Implementing a Monitoring Program
- 4.1 Planning
- 4.2 Implementation
- 4.3 Responsibility and Authority
- 4.4 Operation and Maintenance
- Chapter 5 Instrumentation and Measurement Tools
- 5.1 Instrumentation
- 5.2 Future Trends
- 5.3 Critical Performance Indicators
- 5.4 Factors Affecting Instrument Performance
- Chapter 6 Geodetic Monitoring
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Survey Methods, Old and New
- 6.3 Total Stations
- 6.4 Levels
- 6.5 Global Positioning
- 6.6 Light Detection and Ranging
- 6.7 Future Trends
- 6.8 Planning and Implementation
- 6.9 Monumentation
- 6.10 Data Collection
- 6.11 Data Analysis
- 6.12 Reporting
- Chapter 7 Data Acquisition
- 7.1 Manual Acquisition
- 7.2 Automated Acquisition
- Chapter 8 Data Management and Presentation
- 8.1 Data are Measurements. Measurements are Data.
- 8.2 Data Presentation
- 8.3 Reporting Instrumentation Data
- Chapter 9 Evaluation, Decision, and Action
- 9.1 Evaluation
- 9.2 Decision
- 9.3 Action
- Chapter 10 Embankment Dams
- 10.1 Design
- 10.2 Performance
- 10.3 Instrumented Monitoring
- 10.4 Performance Indicators
- Chapter 11 Concrete Dams
- 11.1 Design
- 11.2 Performance
- 11.3 11.4 Instrumented Monitoring
- Chapter 12 Other Dams and Appurtenant Structures
- 12.1 Other Dams
- 12.2 Appurtenant Structures
- Chapter 13 Sample Data Forms and Plots
- 13.1 Reading Recording Forms and Data Reports
- 13.2 Data Plots
- Chapter 14 History of Instrumentation and Monitoring
- Appendix A References
- Appendix B Failure Mode Analyses
- Appendix C Range, Resolution, Accuracy, Precision, and Repeatability
- Appendix D Glossary of Terms
- Index
