Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of the British Dam Society ...

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3470-9
Verlag: THOMAS TELFORD LTD

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 789 g

This book contains the proceedings of the 14th conference of the British Dam Society held at the University of Durham 6-9 September 2006, and covers critical issues relating to Improvements in Reservoir Construction, Operation and Maintenance.
It addresses the recent changes to reservoir legislation in England and Wales relating to the enforcement of the Reservoirs Act 1975 and the requirement to prepare flood plans along with the introduction of the Controlled Activities Regulations in Scotland.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Dämme, Wasserspeicher und Talsperren (Bauingenieurwesen)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Implementation and operation of UK reservoir legislation

Reservoir safety - are things improving?
Development of the requirements for flood plans under the Reservoir Act 1975
A new incident reporting system for UK dams
Reservoir hazard analysis and flood mapping for contingency planning
Impact of the Controlled Activities Regulations on dam construction, maintenance and operation in Scotland
2. Hydraulics and hydrology

Improved reservoir level assessment through the mathematical modelling of weir crest coefficients
Yuvacik Dam: improvements to dam operation utilizing an integrated atmospheric-hydrological model
Water management at Dinorwig pumped-storage power station
Boscastle and North Cornwall floods, August 2004: implications for dam engineers
Reconstruction of the Znojmo Dam - practical application of hydraulic research
3. Internal erosion

Identifying leakage paths in earthen embankments
Is internal erosion dectable?
Leakage investigations at Lower Carno Dam
Comparison of methods used to determine the probability of failure due to internal erosion in embankment dams
In search of the perfect geotextile / geocomposite filter for retro-fitting old embankment dams
4. Planning and design

Wave surcharge on long narrow reservoirs - a reality check
The Kielder Water Scheme: the last of its kind?
Glendoe hydroelectric scheme, optimisation and dam selection
Assiut Barrage, to rehabilitate or to rebuild
5. Risk assessment and dam break analysis

Preliminary feedback on the Interim Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment for UK reservoirs, 2004
Quantitative Risk Assessment in practice
FLOODsite (Integrated Flood Risk Analysis and Management Methodologies) - research relevant to the dams industry?
Numerical tools for dam break risk assessment: validation and application to a larges complex of dams
Failure impact assessment of a mine site flood levee in Australia
6. Refurbishment, construction and maintenance

Refurbishing and upgrading old spillway gate installations
Investigation and rehabilitation of Chardara Dam spillway
Application of modern grouting technology to remedial works on dams
Emergency underwater rehabilitation of the Poti Main Diversion Weir, Georgia
Barrow Compensation Reservoir grouting works
Reservoir safety and refurbishment works at Severn Trent Waters Howden, Derwent and Linacre Reservoirs
The management of siltation at Hillsborough Dam, Tobago
Desiccation assessment in puddle clay cores
The failure of the Mostište embankment dam
Construction of three RCC dams forming part of the Ghatghar pumped storage project in India
Lightweight fill in dam remediation - a case study
The influence of inspection and monitoring on the phased construction of the Barragem de Cerro do Lobo