Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Dams, dam foundations and reservoir sites
Front Cover; Dams, Dam Foundations, and Reservoir Sites; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1.About dams and reservoirs; Introduction; Planning for dams and reservoirs; Kinds of dams; Embankment dams; Concrete arch and dome dams; Concrete gravity and gravity-arch dams; Concrete slab and buttress dams; Appurtenant features of dams; Kinds and uses of reservoirs; Safety of dams and reservoirs; Glossary; References; Chapter 2.Rocks and unconsolidated deposits: origin, composition, and properties; Introduction; Mineral components of rocks and unconsolidated deposits
Processes of formation of rock bodiesIgneous rocks; Sedimentary rocks; Metamorphic rocks; Disintegration and decomposition of rocks; Unconsolidated deposits; Rock fabric and composition related to strength; Strength of clastic rocks; Strength of crystalline (nonclastic) rocks; Reference; Chapter 3. Excavation and filling of valleys; Introduction; Erosion, transportation, and deposition by running water; Channel patterns and cross-sections in stream-cut valleys; Terraced valleys; Glaciated valleys; Transported valley fill; Valley fill of local derivation
Slope stability and slope failure in valleysShear failure in weak materials; Gravity-slip dislocations in steep-walled valleys; Obstructions in stream valleys; Lakes and lake basins in valleys; References; Chapter 4. Valleys in anisotropic rocks; Introduction; Anisotropism in rocks; Valleys in flat-lying layered rocks; Valleys in folded rocks; Fractures in rocks; Fractures associated with folds; Valleys in fractured rocks; Slope development in anisotropic bedrock; Slope failure dependent on rock anisotropism; Chapter 5. Groundwater hydrology of uniformly permeable media; Introduction
Some definitionsProperties of water; Porosity and permeability; Laminar flow of water through permeable media; Hydrodynamic flow nets beneath dams; Flow surfaces and equipotential surfaces; Unconfined flow through uniformly permeable media; Groundwater in slopes of reservoirs; References; Chapter 6. Groundwater hydrology of anisotropic media; Introduction; Hydrology of anisotropic unconsolidated valley fill; Processes tending to modify permeabilities of unconsolidated deposits; Permeability and seepage in unconsolidated deposits; Hydrology of anisotropic bedrocks
Hydrology of filled reservoirsChapter 7. Geology and groundwater hydrology of soluble rocks; Introduction; Geohydrology of initially homogeneous soluble rocks; Dissolution openings in anisotropic soluble rocks; Landforms in soluble rocks; References; Chapter 8. Mechanics of dam foundations; Introduction; Stress and strain; Effects of confining pressure on strength; Pressures associated with dams and reservoirs; Mechanisms of foundation failure; Geologic conditions promoting foundation failure; Testing of strength of foundation materials
Dams, Dam Foundations, and Reservoir Sites
Dams, dam foundations and reservoir sites
Front Cover; Dams, Dam Foundations, and Reservoir Sites; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1.About dams and reservoirs; Introduction; Planning for dams and reservoirs; Kinds of dams; Embankment dams; Concrete arch and dome dams; Concrete gravity and gravity-arch dams; Concrete slab and buttress dams; Appurtenant features of dams; Kinds and uses of reservoirs; Safety of dams and reservoirs; Glossary; References; Chapter 2.Rocks and unconsolidated deposits: origin, composition, and properties; Introduction; Mineral components of rocks and unconsolidated deposits
Processes of formation of rock bodiesIgneous rocks; Sedimentary rocks; Metamorphic rocks; Disintegration and decomposition of rocks; Unconsolidated deposits; Rock fabric and composition related to strength; Strength of clastic rocks; Strength of crystalline (nonclastic) rocks; Reference; Chapter 3. Excavation and filling of valleys; Introduction; Erosion, transportation, and deposition by running water; Channel patterns and cross-sections in stream-cut valleys; Terraced valleys; Glaciated valleys; Transported valley fill; Valley fill of local derivation
Slope stability and slope failure in valleysShear failure in weak materials; Gravity-slip dislocations in steep-walled valleys; Obstructions in stream valleys; Lakes and lake basins in valleys; References; Chapter 4. Valleys in anisotropic rocks; Introduction; Anisotropism in rocks; Valleys in flat-lying layered rocks; Valleys in folded rocks; Fractures in rocks; Fractures associated with folds; Valleys in fractured rocks; Slope development in anisotropic bedrock; Slope failure dependent on rock anisotropism; Chapter 5. Groundwater hydrology of uniformly permeable media; Introduction
Some definitionsProperties of water; Porosity and permeability; Laminar flow of water through permeable media; Hydrodynamic flow nets beneath dams; Flow surfaces and equipotential surfaces; Unconfined flow through uniformly permeable media; Groundwater in slopes of reservoirs; References; Chapter 6. Groundwater hydrology of anisotropic media; Introduction; Hydrology of anisotropic unconsolidated valley fill; Processes tending to modify permeabilities of unconsolidated deposits; Permeability and seepage in unconsolidated deposits; Hydrology of anisotropic bedrocks
Hydrology of filled reservoirsChapter 7. Geology and groundwater hydrology of soluble rocks; Introduction; Geohydrology of initially homogeneous soluble rocks; Dissolution openings in anisotropic soluble rocks; Landforms in soluble rocks; References; Chapter 8. Mechanics of dam foundations; Introduction; Stress and strain; Effects of confining pressure on strength; Pressures associated with dams and reservoirs; Mechanisms of foundation failure; Geologic conditions promoting foundation failure; Testing of strength of foundation materials
Dams, Dam Foundations, and Reservoir Sites
Dams, dam foundations and reservoir sites
Wahlstrom, Ernest Eugene (Autor:in)
2010
Online Ressource (xii, 278 pages)
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Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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Englisch
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627.81
Dams, dam foundations, and reservoir sites
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