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New Developments in Dam Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dam Engineering, 18-20 October, Nanjing, China (Hardcover)
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New Developments in Dam Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dam Engineering, 18-20 October, Nanjing, China (Hardcover)
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The development of water resources is a key element in the
socio-economic development of many regions in the world. Water
availability and rainfall are unequally distributed both in space
and time, so dams play a vital role, there being few viable
alternatives for storing water. Dams hold a prime place in
satisfying the ever-increasing demand for power, irrigation and
drinking water, for protection of man, property and environment
from catastrophic floods, and for regulating the flow of rivers.
Dams have contributed to the development of civilization for over
2,000 years. Worldwide there are some 45,000 large dams listed by
ICOLD, which have a height over 15 meters. Today, in western
countries, where most of the water resources have been developed,
the safety of the existing dams and measures for extending their
economical life are of prime concern. In developing countries the
focus is on the construction of new dams. The proceedings of the
4th International Conference on Dam Engineering includes
contributions from 18 countries, and provides an overview of the
state-of-the-art in hydropower development, new type dams, new
materials and new technologies, dam and environment. Traditional
areas, such as concrete dams and embankment dams, methods of
analysis and design of dams, dam foundation, seismic analysis,
design and safety, stability of dam and slope, dam safety
monitoring and instrumentation, dam maintenance, and rehabilitation
and heightening are also considered. The book is of special
interest to scientists, researchers, engineers, and students
working in dam engineering, dam design, hydropower development,
environmental engineering, and structural hydraulics.
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