Title:
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SAFETY OF DAMS
FLOOD AND EARTHQUAKE CRITERIA |
By: |
Committee on Safety Criteria for Dams, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£56.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0309075068 |
ISBN 13: |
9780309075060 |
Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 January, 1985 |
Pages: |
294 |
Description: |
Reviews practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events - from earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government. This work contains recommendations for action and research to improve dam safety evaluations. |
Synopsis: |
From 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. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |