Advances in Dam Engineering

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: alkali-silica reaction; arch dams; central clay core; concrete arch dams; concrete dam; concrete dams; concrete gravity dams; crack prediction; dam safety; damage; dams; downstream shoulder; dynamic capacity; earth dam; earthfill dam; endurance time analysis; excavation; existing concrete dam; failure; field; finite element analysis; finite elements; geodetic monitoring; groundwater; health monitoring; History of engineering and technology; instrumentation; long-term behaviour; movement; n/a; non-linear finite element analyses; nonlinear; passive rock bolt; performance based earthquake engineering; probabilistic; progressive failure; rainfall; reservoir level fluctuations; response correlation; saturation degree; seasonal temperature variations; seepage; seismic; seismic effects; seismic fragility analysis; settlements; soil nail; spatial; stability assessment; stochastic; structural safety and reliability; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; Technology: general issues; temperature; uncertainty quantification; variability
• ISBN: 9783039363261; 3039363271; 9783039363278; 3039363263
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03936-327-8

Expansion of water resources is a key factor in the socio-economic development of all countries. Dams play a critical role in water storage, especially for areas with unequal rainfall and limited water availability. While the safety of existing dams, periodic re-evaluations and life extensions are the primary objectives in developed countries, the design and construction of new dams are the main concerns in developing countries. The role of dam engineers has greatly changed over recent decades. Thanks to new technologies, the surveillance, monitoring, design and analysis tasks involved in this process have significantly improved. The current edited book is a collection of dam-related papers. The overall aim of this edited book is to improve modeling, simulation and field measurements for different dam types (i.e. concrete gravity dams, concrete arch dams, and embankments). The articles cover a wide range of topics on the subject of dams, and reflect the scientific efforts and engineering approaches in this challenging and exciting research field.