Safety of Dams: Flood and Earthquake Criteria - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems; Water Science And Technology Board; Committee On Safety Criteria For Dams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309035325 ISBN 13: 9780309035323

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1985

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.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Extreme Floods and Earthquakes -- The Nature of the Problem
• Summary of Present Practices on Dam Safety Standards
• History of Development
• Design Flood Estimates: Methods and Critique
• Design Earthquake Estimates: Methods and Critique
• Considration of Risk in Dam Safety Evaluations
• Risk and the Calculus of Legal Liability in Dam Failures
• Proposed Hydrologic Criteria
• Proposed Earthquake Criteria
• Continuing Development of Hydrologic and Earthquake Engineering Technologies
• Appendix A: Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Hazards of Extreme Floods
• Appendix B: Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Earthquake Hazards
• Appendix C: Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Estimates
• Appendix D: Concepts of Probability in Hydrology
• Appendix E: Risk Analysis Approach to Dam Safety Evaluations
• Appendix F: Glossary
• Appendix G: References and Bibliography
• Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Index

About this title

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Committee on Safety Criteria for Dams, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0309035325
• ISBN 13: 9780309035323
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294