CiNii Books - Small Dams : Planning, Construction, and Maintenance

Summary: "A practial guide to determining catchment yield and the amount of water required in a dam. Also advises on working with engineers and contractors, and outlines the causes of dam failures and how to remedy problems quickly. It further covers relevant legislation, as well as environmental and ecological issues from a global perspective, with explicit reference to various countries around the world. An invaluable reference resource for anyone who owns or plans to own a dam, and a useful reference for agencies, contractors and engineers"-- Provided by publisher

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Small Dams: Planning, Construction and Maintenance has been written to provide a practical approach and guide to determining catchment yield and the amount of water required in a dam, advising on selecting and working with engineers and contractors, as well as outlining the cause of dam failures and how to remedy problems quickly. It also covers relevant legislation, environmental and ecological issues. Employing the principles in this book, in conjunction with heeding the advice of suitably experienced and qualifi ed engineers and contractors, will reduce the risk of failure and help to ensure the long term success of any small dam in question. Small Dams will be an invaluable resource for anyone who owns a dam, and a useful reference for agencies, contractors and engineers. The author, Barry Lewis, has over forty years of experience as an engineer and has written extensively on farm dams, soil conservation, catchment management and the environmental impact of dams both on and off streams. He was also directly involved in the licensing and regulating of small dams in Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Section 1 Planning, Section 2 Investigation, Section 3 Design, Section 4 Documentation, Section 5 Construction, Section 6 Maintenance, Section 7 Water, Section 8 Ecology, Section 9 Commercial, Section 10 Legal, 10.1 Legal and policy aspects in Australia, References and suggested further reading, Appendix 1 Glossary of terminology, Appendix 2 Engineering specification for an earth-fill farm dam, Appendix 3 Metric and imperial conversion tables

by "Nielsen BookData"

Small Dams : Planning, Construction, and Maintenance

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Available at 1 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Description and Table of Contents

Details

Export