Geotechnical Engineering of Dams
eBook - ePub

Geotechnical Engineering of Dams

  1. 1,382 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Geotechnical Engineering of Dams

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the investigations for and the design and construction of new dams and the review and assessment of existing dams. The book provides dam engineers and geologists with a practical approach, and gives university students an insight into the subject of dam engineering. All phases of investigation, design and construction are covered, through to the preliminary and detailed design phases and ultimately the construction phase. This revised and expanded 2nd edition includes a lengthy new chapter on the assessment of the likelihood of failure of dams by internal erosion and piping.

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Yes, you can access Geotechnical Engineering of Dams by Robin Fell,Patrick MacGregor,David Stapledon,Graeme Bell,Mark Foster in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Author Biographies
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Key geological issues
  9. 3 Geotechnical questions associated with various geological environments
  10. 4 Planning, conducting and reporting of geotechnical investigations
  11. 5 Site investigation techniques
  12. 6 Shear strength, compressibility and permeability of embankment materials and soil foundations
  13. 7 Clay mineralogy, soil properties, and dispersive soils
  14. 8 Internal erosion and piping of embankment dams and in dam foundations
  15. 9 Design, specification and construction of filters
  16. 10 Embankment dams, their zoning and design for control of seepage and internal erosion and piping
  17. 11 Analysis of stability and deformations
  18. 12 Design of embankment dams to withstand earthquakes
  19. 13 Embankment dam details
  20. 14 Specification and quality control of earthfill and rockfill
  21. 15 Concrete face rockfill dams
  22. 16 Concrete gravity dams and their foundations
  23. 17 Foundation preparation and cleanup for embankment and concrete dams
  24. 18 Foundation grouting
  25. 19 Mine and industrial tailings dams
  26. 20 Monitoring and surveillance of embankment dams
  27. References
  28. Appendix A: Methods for estimating the probability of failure by internal erosion and piping
  29. Subject index