Safety of Dams: Flood and Earthquake CriteriaFrom earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events. Recommendations for action and for further research to improve dam safety evaluations are presented. |
Contents
Executive Summary 1 | |
Introduction 5 | |
Extreme Floods and EarthquakesThe Nature of the Problem 8 | |
Summary of Present Practices on Dam Safety Standards 15 | |
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Figures | |
History of Development of Present Practices 35 | |
Methods and Critique 44 | |
Risk and the Calculus of Legal Liability in Dam Failures 84 | |
Proposed Hydrologic Criteria 97 | |
Proposed Earthquake Criteria 106 | |
Continuing Development of Hydrologic and Earthquake Engi 110 | |
A Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Hazards of Extreme Floods 115 | |
B Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Earthquake Haz ards 175 | |
F Glossary 255 | |
H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 264 | |
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