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001 2014040176
003 DLC
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008 141008s2015 flua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014040176
020 $a9781138000087 (hardback)
020 $z9780203387313 (eBook PDF)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTC540$b.F45 2015
082 00 $a627/.8$223
084 $aTEC009020$aTEC009110$aTEC063000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFell, Robin.
245 10 $aGeotechnical engineering of dams /$cRobin Fell, Emeritus Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Patrick MacGregor, Consulting Engineering Geologist, Australia, David Stapledon, Consulting Engineering Geologist, Australia, Graeme Bell, Consulting Dams Engineer, Australia, Mark Foster, Senior Principal Dams Engineer, URS Australia, Sydney, Australia.
250 $a2nd edition.
264 1 $aBoca Raton :$bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,$c[2015]
300 $axxxiv, 1348 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This book provides a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the investigations for and the design and construction of new dams and the review and assessment of existing dams. The emphasis is on embankment dams, but much of the text, particularly those parts related to geology, can be used for concrete gravity and arch dams. The book aims to provide practising dam engineers and geologists with a practical approach, as well as to give university students an insight into the subject of dam engineering. The theoretical basis upon which design methods have been developed is included so readers develop a proper understanding of the limitations of the methods. All phases of investigation, design and construction are covered, from the initial assessment of a damsite and the development and carrying out of a detailed site investigation program, through to the preliminary and detailed design phases and ultimately the construction phase. The assessment of existing dams, including the analysis of risks posed by those dams, is also discussed. This wholly revised and significantly expanded 2nd edition includes a lengthy new chapter on the assessment of the likelihood of failure of dams by internal erosion and piping"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aDams$xDesign and construction.
650 0 $aGeotechnical engineering.
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Dams & Reservoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://images.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/websmall/978113800/9781138000087.jpg