Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in safety of dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 2. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR CONCRETE DAMS 3. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR EMBANKMENT DAMS 4. PAST EXPERIENCE OF DAMS SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKES 5. EVALUATING EXISTING DAMS 6. GLOSSARY
An Introduction to Evaluation of Structural Adequacy of Dams for Earthquake Loading
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in safety of dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 2. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR CONCRETE DAMS 3. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR EMBANKMENT DAMS 4. PAST EXPERIENCE OF DAMS SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKES 5. EVALUATING EXISTING DAMS 6. GLOSSARY
Publisher: Guyer Partners
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in safety of dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 2. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR CONCRETE DAMS 3. EVALUATING ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR EMBANKMENT DAMS 4. PAST EXPERIENCE OF DAMS SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKES 5. EVALUATING EXISTING DAMS 6. GLOSSARY
Safety of Existing Dams
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074797
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Written by civil engineers, dam safety officials, dam owners, geologists, hydraulic engineers, and risk analysts, this handbook is the first cooperative attempt to provide practical solutions to dam problems within the financial constraints faced by dam owners. It provides hands-on information for identifying and remedying common defects in concrete and masonry dams, embankment dams, reservoirs, and related structures. It also includes procedures for monitoring dams and collecting and analyzing data. Case histories demonstrate economical solutions to specific problems.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074797
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Written by civil engineers, dam safety officials, dam owners, geologists, hydraulic engineers, and risk analysts, this handbook is the first cooperative attempt to provide practical solutions to dam problems within the financial constraints faced by dam owners. It provides hands-on information for identifying and remedying common defects in concrete and masonry dams, embankment dams, reservoirs, and related structures. It also includes procedures for monitoring dams and collecting and analyzing data. Case histories demonstrate economical solutions to specific problems.
Earth and Rock-Fill Dams
Author: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781410217127
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This manual presents fundamental principles underlying the design and construction of earth and rock-fill dams. The general principles presented herein are also applicable to the design and construction of earth levees.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781410217127
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This manual presents fundamental principles underlying the design and construction of earth and rock-fill dams. The general principles presented herein are also applicable to the design and construction of earth levees.
Waterpower '83, International Conference on Hydropower, September 18-21, 1983, Hyatt Regency/Knoxville, Tennessee: Environmental impacts research and development dam safety general sessions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydroelectric power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydroelectric power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780784404881
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780784404881
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Engineering and Design: Structural Deformation Surveying (Engineer Manual Em 1110-2-1009)
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780397436
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This manual provides technical guidance for performing precise structural deformation surveys of locks, dams, and other hydraulic flood control or navigation structures. Accuracy, procedural, and quality control standards are defined for monitoring displacements in hydraulic structures.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780397436
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This manual provides technical guidance for performing precise structural deformation surveys of locks, dams, and other hydraulic flood control or navigation structures. Accuracy, procedural, and quality control standards are defined for monitoring displacements in hydraulic structures.
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures
Author: Plevris, Vagelis
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1522520902
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Solid design and craftsmanship are a necessity for structures and infrastructures that must stand up to natural disasters on a regular basis. Continuous research developments in the engineering field are imperative for sustaining buildings against the threat of earthquakes and other natural disasters. Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures is an informative reference source on all the latest trends and emerging data associated with structural design. Highlighting key topics such as seismic assessments, shear wall structures, and infrastructure resilience, this is an ideal resource for all academicians, students, professionals, and researchers that are seeking new knowledge on the best methods and techniques for designing solid structural designs.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1522520902
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Solid design and craftsmanship are a necessity for structures and infrastructures that must stand up to natural disasters on a regular basis. Continuous research developments in the engineering field are imperative for sustaining buildings against the threat of earthquakes and other natural disasters. Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures is an informative reference source on all the latest trends and emerging data associated with structural design. Highlighting key topics such as seismic assessments, shear wall structures, and infrastructure resilience, this is an ideal resource for all academicians, students, professionals, and researchers that are seeking new knowledge on the best methods and techniques for designing solid structural designs.
State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780309440271
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Liquefaction is often described in the literature as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of granular soils. Many regions in the United States have been witness to liquefaction and its consequences, not just those in the west that people associate with earthquake hazards. Past damage and destruction caused by liquefaction underline the importance of accurate assessments of where liquefaction is likely and of what the consequences of liquefaction may be. Such assessments are needed to protect life and safety and to mitigate economic, environmental, and societal impacts of liquefaction in a cost-effective manner. Assessment methods exist, but methods to assess the potential for liquefaction triggering are more mature than are those to predict liquefaction consequences, and the earthquake engineering community wrestles with the differences among the various assessment methods for both liquefaction triggering and consequences. State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences evaluates these various methods, focusing on those developed within the past 20 years, and recommends strategies to minimize uncertainties in the short term and to develop improved methods to assess liquefaction and its consequences in the long term. This report represents a first attempt within the geotechnical earthquake engineering community to consider, in such a manner, the various methods to assess liquefaction consequences.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780309440271
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Liquefaction is often described in the literature as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of granular soils. Many regions in the United States have been witness to liquefaction and its consequences, not just those in the west that people associate with earthquake hazards. Past damage and destruction caused by liquefaction underline the importance of accurate assessments of where liquefaction is likely and of what the consequences of liquefaction may be. Such assessments are needed to protect life and safety and to mitigate economic, environmental, and societal impacts of liquefaction in a cost-effective manner. Assessment methods exist, but methods to assess the potential for liquefaction triggering are more mature than are those to predict liquefaction consequences, and the earthquake engineering community wrestles with the differences among the various assessment methods for both liquefaction triggering and consequences. State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences evaluates these various methods, focusing on those developed within the past 20 years, and recommends strategies to minimize uncertainties in the short term and to develop improved methods to assess liquefaction and its consequences in the long term. This report represents a first attempt within the geotechnical earthquake engineering community to consider, in such a manner, the various methods to assess liquefaction consequences.
Dams and Public Safety
Author: Robert B. Jansen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dam failures
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dam failures
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Improved Seismic Monitoring - Improved Decision-Making
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309165032
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Improved Seismic Monitoringâ€"Improved Decision-Making, describes and assesses the varied economic benefits potentially derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved understanding of earthquake processes, better engineering design, more effective hazard mitigation strategies, and improved emergency response and recovery. The economic principles that must be applied to determine potential benefits are reviewed and the report concludes that although there is insufficient information available at present to fully quantify all the potential benefits, the annual dollar costs for improved seismic monitoring are in the tens of millions and the potential annual dollar benefits are in the hundreds of millions.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309165032
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Improved Seismic Monitoringâ€"Improved Decision-Making, describes and assesses the varied economic benefits potentially derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved understanding of earthquake processes, better engineering design, more effective hazard mitigation strategies, and improved emergency response and recovery. The economic principles that must be applied to determine potential benefits are reviewed and the report concludes that although there is insufficient information available at present to fully quantify all the potential benefits, the annual dollar costs for improved seismic monitoring are in the tens of millions and the potential annual dollar benefits are in the hundreds of millions.