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DAMS, DAM Foundations, and Reservoir Sites

✍ Scribed by ERNEST E. WAHLSTROM (Eds.)

Publisher
Academic Press, Elsevier
Year
1974
Leaves
281
Series
Developments in Geotechnical Engineering 6
Category
Library
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✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Further titles in this series
Page II

Front Matter
Page III

Copyright page
Page IV

Dedication
Page V

Preface
Pages VII-VIII

Chapter 1 - About Dams and Reservoirs
Pages 1-30

Chapter 2 - Rocks and Unconsolidated Deposits: Origin, Composition, and Properties
Pages 31-51

Chapter 3 - Excavation and Filling of Valleys
Pages 53-83

Chapter 4 - Valleys in Anisotropic Rocks
Pages 85-112

Chapter 5 - Groundwater Hydrology of Uniformly Permeable Media
Pages 113-132

Chapter 6 - Groundwater Hydrology of Anisotropic Media
Pages 133-150

Chapter 7 - Geology and Groundwater Hydrology of Soluble Rocks
Pages 151-164

Chapter 8 - Mechanics of Dam Foundations
Pages 165-190

Chapter 9 - Geological and Geophysical Investigations of Dam and Reservoir Sites
Pages 191-231

Chapter 10 - Geotechnical Aspects of Dam and Reservoir Construction
Pages 233-266

Index
Pages 267-278

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