SUBJECT INDEX 697
load transfer 168
loads 35–8, 36 , 38 , 122–31, 123 ,
125 , 132, 166 , 168
monoliths 17 , 167, 167 , 169,
170
overturning stability 135, 155,
182–4
prestressing 152–3, 152 , 185–6,
185
profiles 17 , 18 , 149–50, 149
pulvino 161 , 168
RCC 175–6, 176 , 177
RCC dams 174–9, 176
rehabilitation 180–1
relief drains 22, 125 , 125–6,
156 , 165, 166, 180–1
river diversion 21, 169
seepage and uplift 36 , 37,
124–6, 125
seismicity and seismic analysis
37–8, 128–31, 129 , 131
sliding stability and shear
resistance 136–42, 137 , 138 ,
139 , 140 , 141 , 143, 182–6
stabilizing 152–5, 152 , 154 , 154 ,
182–6, 182 , 185
stability 134–43, 135 , 137 , 138 ,
139 , 140 , 141 , 143 , 182–6
stress and stress analysis 133–4,
143–8, 144 , 147 , 150–1, 157,
161–4, 163 , 182–4, 186–7
upgrading 180–1
zoning of concrete 156 , 168,
168
see alsoDams, embankment;
Dams, general
Dams, embankment 4, 12–16, 13 ,
14 , 15 , 42–121
amenity 105–6
construction 76, 78
core 12, 13 , 14 , 15 , 60, 61, 65,
66–7, 73, 74 , 76, 77, 78, 80–1,
89, 100, 101
cracking 61, 74 , 89–91
crest 67, 73
cutoffs, cutoff efficiency 68–9,
69 , 76, 77, 80–1, 80 , 111–2,
111
defect mechanisms 62–5, 62 ,
64 , 65
deformation 97–8, 102–3,
114–16
design considerations 62–73
design features 66–73
drains, drainage 64, 65, 68–9,
69 , 75 , 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
dykes 106–7
earthfill 4, 12, 13, 13 , 14, 12–15,
54–9, 57 , 73–8, 74 , 75 , 77
see alsoEngineering soils
elements 60–1
erosion, external 62, 63, 64 ,
70–3, 109
erosion, internal 16, 62, 63, 64 ,
65 , 74 ,78, 81–2, 89–90
face protection 63, 64 , 70–2, 77,
101, 109
fill materials 57 , 66–7, 73, 74 ,
75 , 76, 100, 102–3
filters, transitions 14, 15, 64 , 65 ,
66, 67, 73, 76, 77, 81–2, 101,
109
flood control banks 106–7
flownet 78–9, 80, 111–12
foundation preparation 76
freeboard 62 , 63, 64 , 65 , 67, 77 ,
101
geosynthetics, geomembranes
108–9
hydraulic fracturing 62 , 74,
89–90, 99
interfaces 89–91, 102
membrane 13, 14, 15 , 61, 101 ,
108–9
outlet works 70, 78
overtopping 16, 18, 62, 63, 64
performance indices 98–9
piping,seeErosion, internal
profiles 14 , 15 , 60–1, 77 , 101
rehabilitation 109–10
river diversion 76
rockfill 4, 7, 12, 12–15, 14 , 15 ,
75 , 77 , 100–3, 101
seismicity and seismic analyses
91–7
seepage 38, 38 , 63, 64 , 68–9,
78–9, 80 , 80–1, 99, 111–12
settlement 62 , 63, 64 , 65 , 67,
97–8, 99, 102–3, 114–16
shoulder 13, 14 , 15 , 60–1, 66–7,
73, 75 , 76, 77 , 101
small 103–6
spillway options 20–1, 34, 67
stability 60, 62 , 63, 65 , 82–8, 84 ,
85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 113
stability analysis 82–8, 87 , 88,
113
stability, critical conditions 84,
85, 85 , 86
stability, factors of safety 82–4,
85 , 86 , 113
storage lagoons 107–8, 291
stress analysis 88–9
tailings 107–8, 291
types 14 , 15 , 60–1, 77 , 101
upgrading 109–10
upstream face protection 70–2
zoning 60–1, 66–7, 77
see alsoDams, general;
Engineering soils
Dams, general
ancillary works 19, 20–2, 78,
169
CADAM 313
CME 92, 93, 128, 132
construction materials 31, 34
cutoffs 22, 64 , 68–9, 69 , 77 ,
80–1, 111–12, 156 , 165, 166
dambreak analysis 312–14
defects 110, 181, 294
environmental issues 9–11
failures 289, 290 , 291
FEA 39, 89, 151, 164
FMECA 310–11
foundation investigations
28–31
foundations 15, 18, 19, 28–35,
32 , 32 , 34 , 68–9, 69 , 76,
136–7, 137 , 138
geological/geotechnical
assessment 26–8
grouting 22, 64 , 68, 69 , 77 ,
111–12, 156 , 161 , 165, 166
hazard analysis 309–12
history 7–9
hydraulic gradient 32
ICOLD 5
IMPACT 313
inspection 305–6, 308
instrumentation 76, 291–303,
294 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 ,
302 , 302 , 305
internal drains/galleries 14 , 15 ,
22, 35, 36 , 38 , 73, 76, 77 , 101 ,109, 124–6, 125 , 156 , 161 ,
165, 166
inundation mapping 313–14
legislation 306–9
loads, loading concepts 35–9,
36 , 38
materials for construction 31,
34
MCE 92, 93, 128
monitoring 291–3, 294 , 301–4,
304 , 305
outlet works 19, 21, 70, 78
PRA 310
project stages 23–5, 24
QRA 311–12
Reservoirs Act (UK) 308–9
risk assessment 309–12
river diversion 21, 76, 169
safety 289–91
SEE 92, 93, 128, 132
seismic analysis 36 , 37–8, 91–7,
94 , 128–31, 129 , 132 , 133
selection of type 31–5, 33 , 34
site appraisal/evaluation 23–31,
24
spillway 16, 19, 20–1, 35, 63, 64 ,
67, 206–31
statistics 4 , 5–7, 5 , 6
stilling basin 20, 35, 249–57
structural models 683–7
surveillance 304–6, 304 , 305
types 3, 4, 4 , 12–20, 13 , 14 , 15 ,
17
WCD 9–10
see alsoDams, concrete;
Dams, embankment
Darcy–Weisbach equation 323
Demand (power) 497–8, 498
Density currents (in reservoirs)
203
Diffraction of wave 593–4
Diffusion analogy (flood routing)
340–1
Dike (dyke) 348, 348
Dimensional analysis 678
Dimensionless number 678–81
Dip 442
Discharge
coefficient 207–9, 223, 280–2,
281
dominant 331, 331
measurement 333–5, 337–8
Distortion (in hydraulic models)
677
Draft tube 516–17, 516
Dredging 203–4
Drift angle 472, 473
Drop inlet 431, 432
Drop structure 448–57
cascade type 455, 456
farm drop 457
inclined (chute) 455
piped 456
raised crest type 454–5, 454
rapid fall type 455
Sarda type 451–3, 451–2
vertical (common, straight)
449–50, 449
well drop 456, 456
YMGT type 453–4, 453
Efficiency
cutoff 80–1, 111–12
hydraulic (of hydroelectric
plant) 499, 507 , 507–8, 508
manometric (of pumps) 551
Einstein–Brown equation 326