Rockfill Compression Tests and Other Aspects of the Design of Miel I Dam
The Miel I Dam, a high concrete face rockfill dam, is one of the main structures designed for the Miel I Hydroelectric Project in Colombia. Selection of dam type was based on technical...
Segredo Dam: Basic Design Aspects
Segredo dam, located immediately downstream of Foz do Areia in the Iguacu river, Parana, Brazil, is the next concrete face rockfill dam to be built by 'Companhia Paranaense...
Machadinho Dam in Brazil
This paper presents the reasons for selection of a concrete-face rockfill dam for Machadinho Hydroelectric Project in Brazil. It also describes the main characteristics of the dam, as...
Upper Stillwater Dam Construction Program
Utilizing both proven and innovative construction techniques, equipment, and design concepts, Tyger Construction Company Inc. , located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has undertaken the...
Probabilistic Characterization of Nigerian Falls
A probabilistic method of subsurface characterization is developed for sites in Southern Nigeria. This method is based on the use of statistics to analyze real field data and determine...
Dredging for a new Port - Puerto Bolivar, Colombia
A major coal export terminal at Bahia Portete, Colombia, is being developed as part of the Cerrejon Coal Project - North Zone, where one of the world's largest coal mines...
Sedimentation in Small Hydropower Reservoirs
Small-scale hydropower projects, which usually include reservoirs of limited size, may inherently incorporate severe sedimentation problems. The ratio of reservoir volume to sediment inflow...
Development of the Rio De La Plata Hydrographic Basin
The rivers and climate of the basin are described. Available and developed hydropower sites are presented. The international consequences of various water management schemes are discussed....
Itaipu, South America's Grande Dame
When fully operational, the Itaipu hydropower project, located along the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay, will be the world's largest. In 1989, it is expected to...
Current Status of Urban Hydrology in Venezuela
Rapid population growth and the concentration of almost 40% of the total population (1981 Census) in the narrow valleys of the northern mountain ranges, a tropical climate with a very...
Current Status of Urban Hydrology in Nigeria
Urban hydrological research is largely in its infancy in Nigeria. Most cities are unplanned and unsewered. There is no Hydrological Research Institute and only two or three Universities...
Urban Hydrology
National progress reports on urban hydrology are presented. These reports include assessments of advances that have taken place in the past five years, what progress has been made and...
Recent Development in Geotechnical Engineering for Hydro Projects
Eleven of the papers presented at three sessions of the ASCE Geotechnical Engineering Division at the 1981 International Convention are included. The papers are divided into two subjects:...
Coastal Zone '80
One hundred thirty-nine papers presented at the second symposium on coastal and ocean management are included. Authors are planners, engineers, government administrators and environmentalists....
Intermediate Service Levels in Water Distribution
This paper is concerned with design standards for secondary water distribution networks. Based on field studies in the Middle East and Africa, mathematical equations were developed for...
Applications of Rock Mechanics
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Symposium on Rock Mechanics held at the State Game Lodge, Custer State Park, South Dakota, September 17-19, 1973. Sponsored by the U.S. National Committee...
Civil Engineering Through the Ages
Author narrates the history of civil engineering from ancient Egypt to the present....
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