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010 $a 2012026285
020 $a9780415781947 (hardback)
020 $a0415781949 (hardback)
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042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aTC556$b.S64 2012
082 00 $a627/.8$223
084 $aTEC009110$aSCI026000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aSpecialty construction techniques for dam and levee remediation /$cedited by Donald A. Bruce.
264 1 $aBoca Raton :$bCRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group,$c[2012]
264 4 $c©2013
300 $axv, 431 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"A Spon Press Book".
520 $a"Dams and levees provide huge support or protection for infrastructure. They may be expensive to maintain but the cost of ignoring them can be vastly greater, as the aftermath of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina showed. System design flaws necessitate a major programme of renewal and remediation, which for Katrina alone is expected to cost around eighty billion dollars. Various specialty geotechnical processes are currently being used for dam and levee remediation. Speciality Construction Techniques for Dam and Levee Remediation deals with the construction of hydraulic cut-offs in fill, soil and rock; mainly, but not exclusively, applicable to embankment dams and levees. It then outlines how to use of prestressed rock anchors to stabilize existing concrete dams and appurtenant structures. The first main chapters follow a similar format, with an outline of the means, methods, materials and properties; illustration with case histories; quality assurance and control and verification; and then a summary of lessons learned and recommendations. The remaining main chapters are more generic and provide insight on background issues, instrumentation, specifications and contracts, and overall lessons learned.While most applicable to North America, the principles and guidance in the book apply internationally, wherever coastal structures play a significant role in protection"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aDams$zUnited States$xMaintenance and repair.
650 0 $aLevees$zUnited States$xMaintenance and repair.
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Dams & Reservoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Environmental Science.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aBruce, Donald A.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://jacketsearch.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/covers/websmall/978041578/9780415781947.jpg