The book describes in twelve chapters the modern tools available for the detection and prevention of leaks from dams and reservoirs, including water chemistry, isotope analyses, artificial tracers, permeability tests, geophysical methods and techniques for the localization of water flows both inside the reservoir and boreholes. Numerous case studies are presented corresponding to studies of more than thirty dams performed by researchers in eighteen different countries.
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Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams
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Civil EngineeringTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General considerations
- 2 Water balance, leakage law and piezometry
- 3 Permeability tests in boreholes
- 4 Geophysical techniques
- 5 Natural tracers of water: (A) Temperature, electrical conductivity and chemical composition
- 6 Natural tracers of water: (B) Stable isotopes, tritium and carbon isotopes
- 7 Artificial tracers
- 8 Localisation and measurement of flows in boreholes
- 9 Interconnection experiments
- 10 Tests inside the reservoir
- 11 General strategy of studies
- 12 Case studies
- Annex 1 Calculation of under-dam seepage in case of isotropic granular medium
- Annex 2 Measurement of open flows using tracers
- Annex 3 Isotopic balance of lakes and reservoirs
- Annex 4 Hydraulic conductivity of the borehole casing
- Annex 5 Estimation of the total volume of cavities in karstic aquifers from the concentration of natural tritium
- Author index
- Subject Index
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Yes, you can access Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams by A. Plata Bedmar,L. Araguas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.