Автор: Milanovic Название: Engineering Karstology of Dams and Reservoirs ISBN: 1498748074 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498748070 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 28327.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Karst terrains have been modified and adapted through a range of human activities as the need for flood control, irrigation, food production, hydropower production and other resourceshasincreased. Successful reclamation projects require construction of dams and reservoirs. Karst terrains present the most complex working conditions for dam foundation and realization of safe reservoir space. Practical engineering solutions are extremely complex and the need for successful solution requires serious investigations and the cooperation of a wide spectrum of scientists and engineers. A wealth of data on dam projects in karst has been collected and presented in this book. Since reservoirs in karst may fail to fill despite extensive investigations and remediation treatment the book includes a description of failures as well.
Автор: Juan Lorenzo; William Doll Название: Levees and Dams ISBN: 3030273660 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030273668 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16769.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book aims to inform policy-makers, engineers and earth scientists about the current and emerging role of geophysics in addressing environmental processes, assessments, and policy directions related to new and existing dams and levees.
Until now geophysics has concentrated on characterization and remediation of dams and levees, but now the field is changing our understanding on the influence of natural processes (e.g., floods, dissolution) and human activities in the design, and management of these structures.
This monograph includes advances in the following fields of Dams and Levees studies:
· New insights from small and mid-sized laboratory experiments
· Monitoring of processes attending aging structures
· Hazard monitoring
· Risk Analysis
Автор: St?phane Bonelli; Cristina Jommi; Donatella Sterpi Название: Internal Erosion in Earthdams, Dikes and Levees ISBN: 3319994220 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319994222 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 30745.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book gathers the peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Working Group on Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams, Levees and Dikes, and their Foundations (EWG-IE), held in Milano, Italy, on 10-13 September 2018. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to soil internal erosion in water retaining structures. The contributions encompass various aspects of laboratory techniques and findings, modelling and design criteria as well as prevention measures and field assessment. The book is a valuable, up-to-date tool that provides an essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and inspires further investigations and research.
Words Whispered in Water is a rare story about how a tiny woman prevailed against a mammoth federal agency and won. With corporations getting ever larger -- and even able to influence the outcome of presidential elections -- the power of a single individual might seem lost. Words Whispered in Water proves that the power of a single individual is alive and well.
When steel flood-walls built with inherent engineering mistakes broke in New Orleans, the responsible party, the Army Corps of Engineers, went into full-time damage control mode. The federal agency - with cooperation from Big Media and Big Business - spent millions bamboozling the American public. The Army Corps blamed the resulting flood devastation and death on Mother Nature and the low moral character of the city's residents. But in the chaotic aftermath, Sandy Rosenthal uncovered evidence that the Army Corps had made egregious design mistakes in their steel floodwalls fifteen years before they buckled and failed, causing hundreds of deaths in 2005 With no special training, she exposed the scandal and eventually changed the narrative from "natural disaster" to "federal floodwall failure." How this miracle of public truth-telling was accomplished is the subject of Words Whispered in Water.
Everyone relies on the Army Corps of Engineers whether they know it or not. Fifty-five percent of the American population lives in counties protected by floodwalls. The Army Corps' budget for 2019 is $4.8 billion for civil projects. A pie chart of annual federal spending in the United States shows a sliver big enough to see with the naked eye. The Army Corps employs 37,000 people, and there are Army Corps-built structures in every state of the nation. In fact, many of them are ongoing disasters including the Sacramento Central Valley region of California, the sugar-fertilizer soaked South Florida Everglades and more recently, sacred tribal lands and lakes in North Dakota invaded by a pipeline, stopped by the Obama administration and more recently greenlighted by a Trump order.
Words Whispered in Water highlights the importance of exposing the bad behavior of giant corporations and bureaucracies whose unsavory activities affect millions of people, because once bad behavior is exposed, there is noticeably less fraud and better behavior on the part of an organization. Just as Facebook and Wells Fargo are owning up to their bad behavior by flooding the airwaves with advertising promising to do better, Rosenthal's vigilance regarding the Army Corps has the potential to produce a similar pay-off that could hundreds of thousands of lives in the future. Rosenthal's story is crucial reading for potential citizen activists looking who desire to make a difference. Additionally, Words Whispered in Water provides lessons for politicians and bureaucrats from City Hall, to Congress, to the almost faceless Army Corps. In this era of lies and deception at every level in public life, the author shows how to use persuasiveness, persistence and free tools like the Freedom of Information Act, videos and social media to prevail.
Finally, Words Whispered in Water offers a valuable warning as to what is likely to happen in this time of eroding coastlines, coupled with America's history of trying to control - instead of coexist - with water.
Автор: St?phane Bonelli; Cristina Jommi; Donatella Sterpi Название: Internal Erosion in Earthdams, Dikes and Levees ISBN: 3030076008 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030076009 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 30745.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book gathers the peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Working Group on Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams, Levees and Dikes, and their Foundations (EWG-IE), held in Milano, Italy, on 10-13 September 2018. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to soil internal erosion in water retaining structures. The contributions encompass various aspects of laboratory techniques and findings, modelling and design criteria as well as prevention measures and field assessment. The book is a valuable, up-to-date tool that provides an essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and inspires further investigations and research.
Автор: Milanovic Petar, Maksimovich Nikolay, Meshcheriakova Olga Название: Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites ISBN: 3030185230 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030185237 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Introduction.- Distribution of Evaporite Karst in the World.- Properties of Evaporites.- Karstification of evaporites.- Characterisation of Surface and Underground Karst Features.- Geohazards Associated With Dams and Reservoirs.- Prevention and Remediation at Dam Sites and Reservoirs.- Methods of Investigation.- Monitoring.- Summary of Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites that have Construction Problems.
Автор: Mimikou, Maria A. (national Technical University Of Athens, Greece) Baltas, Evangelos A. (national Technical University Of Athens, Greece) Tsihrintzis Название: Hydrology and water resource systems analysis ISBN: 0367028018 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367028015 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 4286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hydrology and water resources analysis can be looked at together, but this is the only book that presents the relevant material and bridges the gap between scientific processes and applications in one text. It is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and for hydrologists and water-related professionals.
Автор: Thayer Scudder Название: Large Dams ISBN: 9811347891 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811347894 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book highlights the first comparative long-term analysis of the negative impacts of large dams on riverine communities and on free-flowing rivers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Following the Foreword by Professor Asit K. Biswas, the first section covers the 1956–1973 period, when the author believed that large dams provided an exceptional opportunity for integrated river basin development. In turn, the second section (1976–1997) reflects the author’s increasing concerns about the magnitude of the socio-economic and environmental costs of large dams, while the third (1998–2018) discusses why large dams are in fact not cost-effective in the long term.
Develop a Greater Understanding of How and Why Surface Wave Testing Works
Using examples and case studies directly drawn from the authors' experience, Surface Wave Methods for Near-Surface Site Characterization addresses both the experimental and theoretical aspects of surface wave propagation in both forward and inverse modeling. This book accents the key facets associated with surface wave testing for near-surface site characterization. It clearly outlines the basic principles, the theoretical framework and the practical implementation of surface wave analysis. In addition, it also describes in detail the equipment and measuring devices, acquisition techniques, signal processing, forward and inverse modeling theories, and testing protocols that form the basis of modern surface wave techniques.
Review Examples of Typical Applications for This Geophysical Technique
Divided into eight chapters, the book explains surface wave testing principles from data measurement to interpretation. It effectively integrates several examples and case studies illustrating how different ground conditions and geological settings may influence the interpretation of data measurements. The authors accurately describe each phase of testing in addition to the guidelines for correctly performing and interpreting results. They present variants of the test within a consistent framework to facilitate comparisons, and include an in-depth discussion of the uncertainties arising at each stage of surface wave testing.
Provides a comprehensive and in-depth treatment of all the steps involved in surface wave testing
Discusses surface wave methods and their applications in various geotechnical conditions and geological settings
Explains how surface wave measurements can be used to estimate both stiffness and dissipative properties of the ground
Addresses the issue of uncertainty, which is often an overlooked problem in surface wave testing
Includes examples with comparative analysis using different processing techniques and inversion algorithms
Outlines advanced applications of surface wave testing such as joint inversion, underwater investigation, and Love wave analysis
Written for geotechnical engineers, engineering seismologists, geophysicists, and researchers, Surface Wave Methods for Near-Surface Site Characterization offers practical guidance, and presents a thorough understanding of the basic concepts.
Автор: Wang Gaohui, Lu Wenbo, Zhang Sherong Название: Seismic Performance Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams ISBN: 9811561931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811561931 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion.
Автор: Scudder, Thayer Название: Large dams ISBN: 9811325499 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811325496 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book highlights the first comparative long-term analysis of the negative impacts of large dams on riverine communities and on free-flowing rivers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Following the Foreword by Professor Asit K. Biswas, the first section covers the 1956–1973 period, when the author believed that large dams provided an exceptional opportunity for integrated river basin development. In turn, the second section (1976–1997) reflects the author’s increasing concerns about the magnitude of the socio-economic and environmental costs of large dams, while the third (1998–2018) discusses why large dams are in fact not cost-effective in the long term.
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