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Dam hydraulics

D.L. Vischer, W.H. Hager

(Wiley series in water resources engineering)

Wiley, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Dam Hydraulics D. L. Vischer W. H. Hager VAW, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland This book develops the main themes of water flow in dam structures, emphasizing the hydraulic principles governing the design, construction and refurbishment of dams. Opening with an overview of the various dam structures, it then develops fundamental topics including: reservoir sedimentation, waves due to landslides and dambreak waves. The authors provide a systematic analysis of the various phenomena associated with dam hydraulics, illustrated with appropriate figures and photographs of laboratory models and prototype structures.

Table of Contents

Overflow Structures. Diversion Structures. Outlet Structures. Dissipation Structures. Bottom Outlets. Intake Structures. Reservoir Sedimentation. Impulse Waves from Shore Instabilities. Dambreak Waves. Indexes.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA38208245
  • ISBN
    • 0471972894
  • LCCN
    97007325
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 316 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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