Monitoring dam performance : instrumentation and measurements /

Monitoring dam performance : instrumentation and measurements /

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"MOP 135 provides practical information on the process of using instrumented monitoring to determine how well a dam is performing."--

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Task Committee to Revise Guidelines for Dam Instrumentation
Other Authors: De Rubertis, Kim (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2018]
Series:ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 135.
Subjects:
Dams > Inspection.
Dam safety.
Dam failures > United States > Prevention.
Hydraulic measurements.
Barrages > Inspection.
Barrages > Sécurité.
Mesures hydrodynamiques.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Performance Monitoring
  • Chapter 3. Failure Modes
  • Chapter 4. Planning and Implementing a Monitoring Program
  • Chapter 5. Instrumentation and Measurement Tools
  • Chapter 6. Geodetic Monitoring
  • Chapter 7. Data Acquisition
  • Chapter 8. Data Management and Presentation
  • Chapter 9. Evaluation, Decision, and Action
  • Chapter 10. Embankment Dams
  • Chapter 11. Concrete Dams
  • Chapter 12. Other Dams and Appurtenant Structures
  • Chapter 13. Sample Data Forms and Plots
  • Chapter 14. History of Instrumentation and Monitoring
  • Appendix A. References
  • Appendix B. Failure Mode Analyses
  • Appendix C. Range, Resolution, Accuracy, Precision, and Repeatability
  • Appendix D. Glossary of Terms.