Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage /
In the last decades, the technology of dam protection has undergone major advancements. The increasing demand for safety in modern society has created the need for cost-effective measures to protect critical infrastructure such as dams. This situation has resulted in the drafting of new regulations...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
CRC Press/Balkema,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the last decades, the technology of dam protection has undergone major advancements. The increasing demand for safety in modern society has created the need for cost-effective measures to protect critical infrastructure such as dams. This situation has resulted in the drafting of new regulations and technical manuals in countries like Norway, Sweden, and the USA, among others. Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage includes the latest advances in dam protection, and a portfolio of applications in representative case studies. The main topics include: - Failure of embankmen. |
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| Item Description: | "Proceedings of the 1st International Seminar on Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage, Madrid, Spain, 24-26 November 2014." "A Balkema Book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315685359 1315685353 9781317411918 1317411919 9781317411895 1317411897 9781317411901 1317411900 |