Hydraulic Engineering of Dams

1 Introduction
1.1 Definition and purposes of dams
1.2 Worldwide importance of dams and reservoirs
1.3 Historical overview and challenges of dam engineering
1.4 Dams as critical water infrastructures
1.5 Safe operation of dams and reservoirs through advanced dam safety concepts: example of Switzerland
1.6 Appurtenant structures of dams
1.7 Hydraulic engineering of dams: structure of the book

2 Frontal crest overflow
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Frontal overflow
2.3 Additional weir effects
2.4 Scale effects

3 Spatial crest overflow
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Side channel
3.3 Morning glory overfall
3.4 Labyrinth weir
3.5 Piano key weir
3.6 Siphon

4 Spillway chute
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Smooth chute
4.3 Uniform-aerated chute flow
4.4 Chute aerator
4.5 Shock waves
4.6 Roll waves
4.7 Stepped chute

5 Dissipation structures
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Hydraulic jump
5.3 Stilling basins
5.4 Drop structures
5.5 Free fall outlets

6 Ski jump and plunge pool
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Ski jump
6.3 Flip bucket
6.4 Granular scour
6.5 Rock scour

7 River diversion structures
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Diversion tunnel
7.3 River diversion
7.4 Culvert
7.5 Pier and abutment scour

8 Intakes and outlets
8.1 Introduction
8.2 High submergence intakes
8.3 Low submergence intakes
8.4 Practical aspects
8.5 Gate flow
8.6 Low-level outlet

9 Reservoir sedimentation
9.1 Involved processes and sustainable reservoir use
9.2 Sedimentation rate and sediment distribution
9.3 Evolution of knowledge and management competence
9.4 Measures against reservoir sedimentation
9.5 Sediment bypass tunnel
9.6 Turbidity currents
9.7 Sedimentation control
9.8 Secondary hydraulic effects

10 Impulse waves in reservoirs
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fundamental approaches
10.3 2D impulse wave generation and propagation
10.4 Impulse wave types
10.5 Transformation of solitary wave to overland flow
10.6 Underwater deposition features
10.7 Rigid dam overtopping
10.8 Erodable dam overtopping
10.9 Spatial impulse waves

11 Dam breach
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Empirical breach data
11.3 Progressive 2D breach
11.4 Fuse plug
11.5 Instantaneous 2D breach

Biography

Willi H. Hager, Anton J. Schleiss, Robert M. Boes, Michael Pfister

This book is a significant extension of Dam Hydraulics by Daniel L. Vischer and Willi H. Hager with three experts replacing their retired teacher, tutor and colleague Professor Vischer, to whom this work is dedicated. Many new topics and extensive chapters on hydraulic engineering are included to reflect the new developments and findings from the last two decades. […]

These 11 chapters are all self-contained, with their own notation and extensive bibliographies for further reading next to the cited publications. Each chapter starts with beautiful and impressive photographs in colour and all illustrations in the book are well presented and uniformly formatted. The volume also includes extensive subject and author indices, so it is convenient to be used as a reference book, both to refresh old knowledge and to obtain new information. […] This well-written and comprehensive book is one of the few currently available on the market on dam hydraulics and engineering. It meets the needs of both academics and practising hydraulic engineers, with many useful case studies, design guidance and summaries of research findings.

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In summary, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the hydraulic engineering of dams currently on the market. It is highly recommended to postgraduate students, researchers, academics and practising hydraulic engineers working on the design of the appurtenant structures of dams, as well as in related fields such as open channel flows and hydraulic structures. This book promises to be an inspiration for many current and future researchers and practitioners in hydraulics and hydraulic engineering.

Valentin Heller, Book review. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Water Management, https://doi.org/10.1680/jwama.21.00054

[…] This book is the outcome of the wealth of experience and expertise of its authors, all of whom are eminent engineers, having been involved in hydraulics and hydraulic engineering of dams, encompassing design, research and experimentation at various stages.

The book is designed to cover all of the appurtenant structures of the dam such as spillways, inlet and outlet structures, conveyance and control structures and energy dissipation structures. Other allied issues such as air entrainment, cavitation and vibration, problems of intake like vortex formation and floating debris, gates and scour and deposition have been suitably connected to the main issues. Other topics such as diversion during construction, reservoir sedimentation and dam breaks and impulse waves have also been discussed.

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This 1000+ page volume is indeed a valuable addition to the current literature on dams and allied topics. It endeavours to achieve a state of completeness in terms of contents of the subject, aiming to bring in the latest and the most recent developments. Another feature is the exhaustive list of references and topic wise bibliography, which will prove to be helpful to all concerned, students, designers and practising engineers alike. Colour photographs of various dam structures in operation add beauty of the publication. […] No doubt, the book will continue for long to be an essential guide for all concerned with hydraulic engineering of dams.

R.M. Khatsuria, Book Review. ISH-NEWS (ISSN 0971-5002), The Indian Society for Hydraulics, Vol. 30 No. 1, July 2021, pp. 11-12.