Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance
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Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of the British Dam Society at the University of Durham 6 to 9 September 2006

Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of the British Dam Society at the University of Durham 6 to 9 September 2006


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This book contains the proceedings of the 14th conference of the British Dam Society held at the University of Durham 6-9 September 2006, and covers critical issues relating to Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance. It addresses the recent changes to reservoir legislation in England and Wales relating to the enforcement of the Reservoirs Act 1975 and the requirement to prepare flood plans along with the introduction of the Controlled Activities Regulations in Scotland.

Table of Contents:
1. Implementation and operation of UK reservoir legislation Reservoir safety - are things improving? Development of the requirements for flood plans under the Reservoir Act 1975 A new incident reporting system for UK dams Reservoir hazard analysis and flood mapping for contingency planning Impact of the Controlled Activities Regulations on dam construction, maintenance and operation in Scotland 2. Hydraulics and hydrology Improved reservoir level assessment through the mathematical modelling of weir crest coefficients Yuvacik Dam: improvements to dam operation utilizing an integrated atmospheric-hydrological model Water management at Dinorwig pumped-storage power station Boscastle and North Cornwall floods, August 2004: implications for dam engineers Reconstruction of the Znojmo Dam - practical application of hydraulic research 3. Internal erosion Identifying leakage paths in earthen embankments Is internal erosion dectable? Leakage investigations at Lower Carno Dam Comparison of methods used to determine the probability of failure due to internal erosion in embankment dams In search of the perfect geotextile / geocomposite filter for retro-fitting old embankment dams 4. Planning and design Wave surcharge on long narrow reservoirs - a reality check The Kielder Water Scheme: the last of its kind? Glendoe hydroelectric scheme, optimisation and dam selection Assiut Barrage, to rehabilitate or to rebuild 5. Risk assessment and dam break analysis Preliminary feedback on the Interim Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment for UK reservoirs, 2004 Quantitative Risk Assessment in practice FLOODsite (Integrated Flood Risk Analysis and Management Methodologies) - research relevant to the dams industry? Numerical tools for dam break risk assessment: validation and application to a larges complex of dams Failure impact assessment of a mine site flood levee in Australia 6. Refurbishment, construction and maintenance Refurbishing and upgrading old spillway gate installations Investigation and rehabilitation of Chardara Dam spillway Application of modern grouting technology to remedial works on dams Emergency underwater rehabilitation of the Poti Main Diversion Weir, Georgia Barrow Compensation Reservoir grouting works Reservoir safety and refurbishment works at Severn Trent Waters Howden, Derwent and Linacre Reservoirs The management of siltation at Hillsborough Dam, Tobago Desiccation assessment in puddle clay cores The failure of the Mostište embankment dam Construction of three RCC dams forming part of the Ghatghar pumped storage project in India Lightweight fill in dam remediation - a case study The influence of inspection and monitoring on the phased construction of the Barragem de Cerro do Lobo


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780727734709
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Thomas Telford Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 440
  • Weight: 760 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0727734709
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of the British Dam Society at the University of Durham 6 to 9 September 2006
  • Width: 156 mm


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