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Dam Breach Modeling Technology
Vijay P. Singh
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Description for Dam Breach Modeling Technology
hardcover. Provides a treatment of earth-dam breaching and its modeling. This book contains material which can be used for planning and designing dam-disaster relief work. It is intended for practitioners, managers, academians, researchers, and graduate students in hydrology, water resources management, natural hazards research and environmental management. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; TNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Dams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years, instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the resulting loss too high. As a ... Read more
Dams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years, instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the resulting loss too high. As a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Water Science and Technology Library
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792339250
SKU
V9780792339250
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99-15
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