Description
Book SynopsisPresenting a survey of embankment dams, this book provides information from many countries on research, environmental considerations, risks, hazards, and safety. It is useful for engineers involved in the planning, design, construction, or operation of water-retaining embankments, and tailing dams.
Table of ContentsThe state of the art Design and performance of the forty mile Coulee East Dam on a soft clay foundation The application of new techniques in the design of the two high dams in South West China The use of low grade rockfill at Roadford Dam A perspective of the art of the embankment dam in South West Asia Instrumentation of the Mrica DamTailings dams The safety of tailings dams and lagoons in Britain Tailings dams of the copper mining plant Elatzite after eight years of operation Waste retention embankments on soft clay Tailings deposition predictive computer modelling Geotechnical aspects of the construction of tailings dams-two European studies Spillway systems for tailings dams Clay mining waste disposal problems-central and peripheral Gale common ash disposal scheme-concept, design, environment, operation and restorationHazard and Safety Evaluation of dam safety at a series of hydropower dams including risk assessment Safety considerations with existing embankment dams and in their raising Woodhead Reservoir-investigating, monitoring and remedial worksEnvironment and research The design and operation of flood astorage dams for recreational uses The use of close-range photogrammetry for reservoir embankment monitoring Accommodating rare floods over embankments and steep reinforced channels Deformation of Ramsden dam during reservoir drawdown and refilling The routine monitoring of Embankment dam behaviour Embankment dam behaviour:the contribution of geo-chemistry Reservoirs-a legacy of opportunity
