Sediment dynamics upon dam removal

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Corporate Author Environmental and Water Resources Institute (U.S.). Task Committee on Sediment Dynamics Post-Dam Removal
Other Authors Papanicolaou, Athanasios, Barkdoll, Brian D.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2011.
SeriesASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 122.
Subjects
Sediment transport.
Dam retirement > Environmental aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
Full text
ISBN9780784476680
0784476683
9780784411360
0784411360
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • PART I: SUMMARY AND REVIEW
  • 1 SEDIMENT DYNAMICS POST-DAM REMOVAL: STATE OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
  • 1.1 Problem Statement
  • 1.2 The Future of Dam Removal
  • 1.3 Scope
  • 1.4 Key Dam Removal Sediment Issues Addressed in the Manual
  • 1.5 Bureau of Reclamation Experiences
  • 1.6 Computer Model Verification and Field Tests
  • 1.7 Current and Ongoing Research
  • References
  • 2 SUMMARY AND SYNTHESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON STORED SEDIMENT RESPONSE TO DAM REMOVAL
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Dam Removal Experiments at St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota2.3 Discussion
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • PART II: FIELD STUDIES
  • 3 STREAM ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE TO SMALL DAM REMOVALS
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Dams and Geomorphology
  • 3.3 Ecological Response to Dam Removal
  • 3.4 Discussion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 4 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CASE STUDIES OF DAM REMOVAL
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Case Studies
  • 4.3 Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 CHANNEL EVOLUTION UPSTREAM OF DAM REMOVAL SITES
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Background5.3 Methods
  • 5.4 Dam Removal Analogies
  • 5.5 Channel Incision and Evolution Models
  • 5.6 Results: The Channel Evolution Model Upstream of Dams (Cemud)
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 6 THE GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS OF EXISTING DAMS AND HISTORIC DAM REMOVALS IN THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC REGION
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The Transient Effects of Dam Removal: Manatawny Dam Removal
  • 6.3 Estimating Time Scales of Channel Recovery from Historic Dam Removals
  • 6.4 Long-Term Effects of Dam Removal: Studies in Pennsylvania and Maryland

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