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Dam Breach Modeling Technology (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
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Dam Breach Modeling Technology (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 17
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Dams are constructed for economic development, and their
construction involves large investments of money, and natural and
human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around
the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the
vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden
release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a
potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam
failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years,
instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the
resulting loss too high. As a result, dam safety pro grams have
been developed in most countries of the world since the beginning
of the nineteenth eighties. . Earth dams are more susceptible to
failure than other types. The cause of failure is often either
overtopping or piping. The modeling of dam breaching due to either
or both of these causes is of fundamental importance to development
of dam-safety programs. This book is, therefore, an attempt to
present some aspects of earth-dam breach modeling technology. It is
hoped that others will be stimulated to write more comprehensive
texts on this subject of growing interest and importance. The book
is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is introductory
and discusses some aspects of dams and dam failures in the world."
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