Earthquake engineering for dams and reservoirs

Earthquake Engineering Blurb With contributions from many distinguished specialists from around the world, Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs addresses all topics that will be of interest to students and professionals involved in the inspection or design of dams in seismic areas. Over re...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Hinks, Jonathan (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
Subjects
Earthquake engineering.
Dams > Earthquake effects.
Reservoirs > Earthquake effects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780727766168
DOI10.1680/eedr.66151
Physical Description1 online resource (376 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents and Preliminary Pages
  • Introduction
  • Earthquakes - an overview
  • Seismic input parameters
  • Reservoir-triggered seismicity
  • Seismic design criteria
  • Choice of dam type
  • Seismic design of rockfill dams
  • Concrete dams
  • Earthfill dams
  • Dams with asphaltic membranes or cores
  • Dams with PVC membranes
  • Liquefaction
  • Dams built with hydraulic fill
  • Tailings dams
  • Dams on active faults
  • Appurtenant structures and equipment
  • Earthquake-triggered landslides
  • Rockfalls
  • Seismic seiches and displacement waves
  • Instrumentation and post-earthquake inspections
  • Conclusions
  • Index.

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