Dam Hydraulics
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0471972894
ISBN 13
9780471972891
Category
Construction
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Publication Year
1998
Publisher
Pages
328
Description
Dam Hydraulics D. L. Vischer W. H. Hager VAW, ETH, Zürich,Switzerland This book develops the main themes of water flow in damstructures, emphasizing the hydraulic principles governing thedesign, construction and refurbishment of dams. Opening with anoverview of the various dam structures, it then developsfundamental topics including: reservoir sedimentation, waves due tolandslides and dambreak waves. The authors provide a systematicanalysis of the various phenomena associated with dam hydraulics,illustrated with appropriate figures and photographs of laboratorymodels and prototype structures. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
2
