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Full-Text Articles in Geological Engineering
Design Methods For Pressure Relief Well Systems At Dams And Levees, Andrew Keffer
Design Methods For Pressure Relief Well Systems At Dams And Levees, Andrew Keffer
Doctoral Dissertations
"Flood risk reduction structures such as dams and levees are important systems that provide significant benefits to the nation. Relief wells reduce the substratum water pressures that can compromise them via internal erosion. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) analytical method to design relief well systems by calculating discharge and excess head along an infinite line of wells was developed from the 1930s – 1950s. The research presented here increases our understanding of the method’s history and uses analytical and numerical models to improve current infinite and finite well system design practices. The historical development of this method was …
A Field Validation Of Dam Indexing Methods In Mississippi, Steven Thomas Fox
A Field Validation Of Dam Indexing Methods In Mississippi, Steven Thomas Fox
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Indexing methods are applied to dam inventories throughout the United States to assist in prioritizing resources to maintain aging dam structures. Three published indexing methods and one proposed method were applied to 24 dams through Mississippi. The majority of dams in Mississippi have little to no information concerning the performance records or design specifics of a given dam. Field assessments were conducted to determine the physical condition of each dam, identify potentially deficiencies at dams, and calculate a consequence in the event of a dam failure. The results of the four indexing methods will be compared and advantages and disadvantages …
Test Sites For Farm Dams, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Test Sites For Farm Dams, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A short article outlining procedures for testing potential dam sites.