Hydraulic Structures

• Main Author: Chen, Sheng-Hong (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Hydrology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.

This book discusses in detail the planning, design, construction and management of hydraulic structures, covering dams, spillways, tunnels, cut slopes, sluices, water intake and measuring works, ship locks and lifts, as well as fish ways. Particular attention is paid to considerations concerning the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Planning and Design of Hydraulic Projects
• Study on material properties
• Actions on Hydraulic Structures and Their Effect Combinations
• Analysis of Action Effects for Hydraulic Structures
• Design Criteria and Methods for Hydraulic Structures
• Gravity Dams
• Arch Dams
• Embankment dams
• Rockfill dams
• Sluices and Barrages
• Shore spillways
• Hydraulic tunnels
• Rock Slopes in Hydraulic Projects
• Hydraulic steel gates
• Irrigation and drainage works
• Appurtenant works
• Operation and maintenance of hydraulic structures.