368 Pages
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CRC Press
330 Pages
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CRC Press
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The creation of river dams and the storage of water have been a strategy for survival for many centuries. Reservoirs have diverse functions, providing irrigation, water supply, storage of water, flood control, navigation and power generation. The silting of a reservoir is an unavoidable process. Although it cannot be halted, silting can be slowed down and controlled by a variety of... Read more
General considerations about reservoirs;hydraulics of reservoirs;sediment transport in reservoirs;silting of reservoirs;process, causes and effects; sediment distribution in reservoirs; calculation and prediction; coping and dealing with silting and desilting of reservoirs;control of reservoir silting; practices, measures, works and actions;desilting of reservoirs, sediment removal techniques and technologies (part contents)
Biography
Dan G. Batuca (Author) , J.M. Jordaan Jr (Author)
