Earth and Rock-Fill Dams

Earth and Rock-Fill Dams

Author: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Publisher:

Published: 2004-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781410217127

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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.


Water Supply Planning

Water Supply Planning

Author: David W. Prasifka

Publisher:

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780894648380

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As a source of reference material for the practising water engineer or water manager, this book outlines a strategy for projecting water consumption for specific types of land use and selecting a water conservation programme to maximise the beneficial use of a limited natural resource - a situation that typifies new development nationally and worldwide.


The History of Large Federal Dams

The History of Large Federal Dams

Author: David Billington

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 9781483966137

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This history explores the story of federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction by carefully selecting those dams and river systems that seem particularly critical to the story. The history also addresses some of the negative environmental consequences of dam-building, a series of problems that today both Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seek to resolve.