Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment - Zhang, Limin; Peng, Ming 1981-; Chang, Dongsheng 1983-; Xu, Yao 1982- (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dams and their components -- Statistical analysis of failures of constructed embankment dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of landslide dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of concrete dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of dikes -- Internal erosion in dams and their foundations -- Mechanics of overtopping erosion of dams -- Dam breach modeling -- Analysis of dam-breaching flood routing -- Analysis of probability of failure of dams -- Vulnerability to dam-breaching floods -- Dam failure risk assessment -- Dam failure contingency risk management -- Case study : risk-based decision making for the tangjiashan landslide dam failure
Keywords: Dam failures; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics