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OverviewDams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years, instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the resulting loss too high. As a result, dam safety pro grams have been developed in most countries of the world since the beginning of the nineteenth eighties. · Earth dams are more susceptible to failure than other types. The cause of failure is often either overtopping or piping. The modeling of dam breaching due to either or both of these causes is of fundamental importance to development of dam-safety programs. This book is, therefore, an attempt to present some aspects of earth-dam breach modeling technology. It is hoped that others will be stimulated to write more comprehensive texts on this subject of growing interest and importance. The book is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is introductory and discusses some aspects of dams and dam failures in the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: V.P. SinghPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 1996 ed. Volume: 17 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.200kg ISBN: 9780792339250ISBN 10: 0792339258 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 29 February 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Dam Breaching.- 3. Hydraulics of Dam Breaching.- 4. Major Recorded Dam Breaches in the World.- 5. Empirical Models: Dimensional Analytical Solutions.- 6. Empirical Models: Dimensionless Analytical Solutions.- 7. Mathematical Models of Dam Breaching.- 8. Comparative Evaluation of Dam-Breach Models.- References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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