Dams and reservoirs : planning and engineering /
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| Author / Creator: | Siddiqui, Iqtidar H. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description: | xi, 287 p., [4] folded leaves : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7731263 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Planning and Investigations
- 1.1. Planning and Investigations
- 1.2. Stages of Investigations
- 2. Topographical Survey
- 2.1. Engineering Surveys
- 2.2. Control Surveys
- 2.3. Topographical Survey
- 2.4. Ground Survey Methods
- 2.5. Field Methods
- 2.6. Topographic Survey Instruments
- 2.7. Field Data and Preparation of Maps
- 2.8. Standards for Topographic Maps
- 2.9. Contour Intervals
- 2.10. Photogrammetric Methods
- 2.11. Aerial Photographs
- 2.12. Use of Topographical Maps
- 3. Geological and Geotechnical Investigations
- 3.1. Geological and Geotechnical Investigations
- 3.2. Surface Investigations
- 3.3. Sub-surface Investigations
- 3.4. Sub-surface Exploration Methods
- 3.5. Geophysical Methods
- 3.6. Sampling and Logging
- 3.7. Testing Soil and Rock Samples
- 4. Hydrological and Hydraulic Investigations
- 4.1. The Hydrological Cycle
- 4.2. Understanding Hydrology
- 4.3. Drainage Basin, Catchment Area or Watershed
- 4.4. Precipitation
- 4.5. Snowfall and Snowmelt
- 4.6. Rainfall
- 4.7. Run-off
- 4.8. Computation of Run-off
- 4.9. Floods, Peak Flows or Maximum Rates of Run-off
- 4.10. Sediment Measurement
- 4.11. Evaporation and Transpiration
- 4.12. Role of Computer Models in Hydrology
- 5. Environmental Surveys
- 5.1. The Objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- 5.2. Potential Effects of a Dam Project on Environment
- 5.3. Identification of Potential Effects
- 5.4. Required Information
- 5.5. Sources of Information
- 5.6. Systematic Approach
- 5.7. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) Techniques
- 6. Reservoir Planning
- 6.1. Reservoir Planning
- 6.2. Uses of Reservoir Water
- 6.3. Classification of Reservoirs
- 6.4. Drainage Basin, Catchment Area or Watershed
- 6.5. Reservoir Catchment Yield
- 6.6. Reservoir Yields
- 6.7. Reservoir Site: Storage Volume
- 6.8. Reservoir Capacity
- 6.9. Reservoir Storage Zones
- 6.10. Reservoir Sedimentation
- 6.11. Wave Allowances
- 6.12. Design Flood
- 6.13. Reservoir Elevation
- 6.14. Flood Absorption Capacity of a Reservoir
- 6.15. Back Water Curve
- 6.16. Economic Height of a Dam
- 6.17. Economic Life of a Reservoir
- 7. Types of Dams
- 7.1. Classification by Functions
- 7.2. Classification by Construction Material
- 7.3. Classification by Special Structural Design
- 7.4. Classification by Hydraulic Design
- 7.5. Selection of the Type of Dam
- 7.6. Location of the Dam
- 8. Gravity Dams
- 8.1. Types of Gravity Dams
- 8.2. Section of a Dam
- 8.3. Shafts and Galleries
- 8.4. Forces Acting on Gravity Dams
- 8.5. Load Combination
- 8.6. Gravity Dams: Stability Requirements
- 8.7. General Design Procedure
- 8.8. Design Methods
- 8.9. Design Example
- 8.10. Foundation Treatment
- 8.11. Drainage of Rock Foundation
- 8.12. Three Gorges Dam Project, China
- 9. Earth Fill Dams
- 9.1. Design Criteria
- 9.2. Types of Earth Fill Dams
- 9.3. Causes of Failure in Earth Dams
- 9.4. Design Consideration
- 9.5. Control of Seepage through the Dam Section
- 9.6. Amount of Seepage through a Dam
- 9.7. Control of Seepage under a Dam
- 9.8. Seepage under a Dam
- 9.9. Stability of Slopes
- 9.10. Case Description
- 10. Rock Fill Dams
- 10.1. Definition
- 10.2. Typical Design of a Rock Fill Dam
- 10.3. Case Description
- 11. Miscellaneous Dams
- A. Arch Dams
- 11.1. Types of Arch Dams
- 11.2. Overflow Arch Dams
- 11.3. Case Description
- B. Buttress Dams
- 11.4. Types of Buttress Dams
- 11.5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Buttress Dams
- 12. Spillways
- 12.1. Functions
- 12.2. Capacity
- 12.3. Shapes of a Spillway Crest
- 12.4. Types of Spillways
- 12.5. Causes of River Bed Erosion below Spillways
- 12.6. Terminal Structures
- 12.7. Crest Gates
- 13. Outlet Works
- 13.1. Functions
- 13.2. Capacities
- 13.3. Positioning
- 13.4. Outlet Works for a Gravity Dam
- 13.5. Outlet Works for a Fill Dam
- 13.6. Components of Outlet Works
- 13.7. Case Description
- 14. Hydraulic Model Studies
- 14.1. Advantages and Disadvantages
- 14.2. Law of Similitude
- 14.3. Dimensional Analysis
- 14.4. River Model
- 14.5. Model Scale
- 14.6. Choice of Scales
- 14.7. Planning a Model Study
- 14.8. Subjects for Model Studies
- 14.9. Case Descriptions
- 15. River Diversion and Construction
- 15.1. Characteristics of River Flows
- 15.2. Diversion Flood
- 15.3. Methods of Diversion
- 15.4. Diversion Works
- 15.5. Construction of a Dam
- 15.6. Construction of Gravity Dams
- 15.7. Properties of Concrete
- 15.8. Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)
- 16. Instrumentation and Monitoring
- 16.1. Purpose of Instrumentation
- 16.2. Forces Acting on a Dam Structure
- 16.3. Types of Instruments
- 16.4. Location of Instruments
- 16.5. Installation of Instruments
- 16.6. Calibration and Maintenance of Instruments
- 16.7. Data Collection
- 16.8. Data Processing
- 16.9. Data Interpretation
- 16.10. Instruments for Dam Safety
- 17. Watershed Management
- 17.1. Watershed Management
- 17.2. Objectives
- 17.3. Programme
- 17.4. Project Area
- 17.5. Selection of Priority Areas
- 17.6. Role of Remote Sensing and Use of Geo-based Information System (GIS)
- 17.7. Sedimentation of Reservoirs
- 17.8. Sources of Sediments
- 17.9. Estimation of Sediment Flow Rates
- 17.10. Controlling Sedimentation of Reservoirs
- 17.11. Watershed Management Techniques
- 17.12. Conservation Measures for Hill Slopes
- 17.13. Stream Bank Erosion Control
- 17.14. Gully Erosion and Control
- 17.15. Wind Blown Sediment and Control
- 17.16. Watershed Management in Indus Basin Dams
- Bibliography
- Index
