Safety of dams : flood and earthquake criteria / / Committee on Safety Criteria for Dams, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960541103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
• ISBN: 9786610222285; 9781280222283; 128022228X; 9780309554695; 0309554691; 9780585144474; 0585144478
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.3/497
• Soggetti: Dam safety - United States; Flood control - United States; Earthquakes - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography: p. 259-263 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Safety of Dams -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Extreme Floods and Earthquakes-The Nature of the Problem -- DESIGN OBJECTIVES -- WHAT SHOULD SAFETY COST? -- REASONABLE CARE AND PRUDENCE IN DAM DESIGN -- 3 Summary of Present Practices on Dam Safety Standards -- INVENTORY OF CURRENT PRACTICES -- CLASSIFICATION OF DAMS -- SPILLWAY CAPACITY CRITERIA -- CRITERIA FOR EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS -- Seismic Zones of the United States -- Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude Scales -- Seismic Design Terminology -- Seismic Criteria for Pseudostatic Stability Analysis -- Dynamic Response Analyses -- 4 History of Development of Present Practices -- DESIGN CRITERIA FOR EXTREME FLOODS -- Early Period -- Regional Discharge Period -- Storm Transposition Period -- Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Period -- Composite Criteria -- Risk-; Based Analyses -- EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT DESIGN OF DAMS -- Concrete Dams -- Earth Dams -- 5 Design Flood Estimates: Methods and Critique -- TYPES OF APPROACHES -- DETERMINISTIC APPROACH -- Summary -- Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Evaluation -- Antecedent Conditions -- Reservoir Routing -- THE PROBABILISTIC APPROACH -- THE RISK ANALYSIS APPROACH -- CRITIQUE -- Dam Classification Systems -- Spillway Capacity Criteria -- Risk-Cost Analyses -- Overview -- 6 Design Earthquake Estimates: Methods and Critique -- DETERMINISTIC-STATISTICAL METHOD -- SEISMOTECTONIC (SEMIPROBABILISTIC) METHOD -- PROBABILISTIC-RISK ANALYSIS -- OTHER EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS -- RESERVOIR-INDUCED EARTHQUAKES -- 7 Consideration of Risk in Dam Safety Evaluations -- INTRODUCTION -- RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF RISK OF DAM FAILURES -- THE DESIGN PROCESS -- COMPARISONS OF RISK MANAGEMENT STANDARDS -- RETROFITTING TO MEET NEW STANDARDS -- 8 Risk and the Calculus of Legal Liability in Dam Failures -- INTRODUCTION.; COMMON LAW AND SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY -- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY -- THE RISKS OF NEGLIGENCE -- OPERATING DURING A FLOOD -- ACTS OF GOD" AND PMF -- THE RISKS OF COMPLYING WITH MINIMAL GOVERNMENT OR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS -- THE RISKS INHERENT IN DESIGN TRADE-OFFS -- THE RISKS OF STRICT LIABILITY -- CONCLUSION -- 9 Proposed Hydrologic Criteria -- BASIS FOR PROPOSALS -- SAFETY EVALUATION FLOOD -- PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR NEW HIGH-HAZARD DAMS -- CRITERIA FOR EXISTING HIGH-HAZARD DAMS -- CRITERIA FOR INTERMEDIATE- AND LOW-HAZARD DAMS -- RISK-BASED ANALYSES -- HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS FOR DAMS -- IMPACT OF PROPOSALS -- Federal Implications -- Nonfederal Implications -- 10 Proposed Earthquake Criteria -- BASIS FOR ANALYSIS -- DESIGN CRITERIA -- DESIGN APPROACH -- Concrete Dams -- Embankment Dams -- COMBINED EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD CRITERIA -- 11 Continuing Development of Hydrologic and Earthquake Engineering Technologies -- OVERVIEW -- HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH -- EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Hazards of Extreme Floods -- Contents -- Part 1 Federal Agencies -- Ad Hoc Interagency Committee on Dam Safety of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology -- Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) -- Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Definitions -- Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) -- National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of ... -- Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Tennessee Valley Authority -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (For Corps Projects) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-(for National Dam Inspection Program) -- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).; Part 2 State Agencies Responsible for dam Safety -- Alaska -- Arizona -- Arkansas -- Equal to or Greater Than -- California -- Colorado -- Georgia -- Spillway Requirements -- Hawaii -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Kansas -- Louisiana -- Maine -- Michigan -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Nebraska -- New Jersey -- New Mexico -- New York -- North Carolina -- North Dakota -- Ohio -- Pennsylvania -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Texas -- Utah -- Virginia -- Washington -- West Virginia -- Part 3 other Governmental Agencies -- City of Los Angeles, California, Department of Water and Power -- East Bay Municipal Utility District, California -- Salt River Project, Arizona -- Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority) -- Part 4 Technical Societies -- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) -- International ; Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) -- U.S. Committee on Large Dams (USCOLD) -- Part 5 Firms in United States -- Acres American, Inc., Buffalo, New York -- Alabama Power Co., Birmingham, Alabama -- R.W. Beck and Associates, Seattle, Washington -- Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine -- Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Charles T. Main, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- Planning Research Corporation (PRC), Denver, Colorado -- Yankee Atomic Electric Co., Framingham, Massachusetts -- Part 6 Other Entities in United States -- Illinois Association of Lake Communities -- Part 7 Foreign Countries -- The Institution of Civil Engineers, London -- Appendix B Design Criteria in Use for Dams Relative to Earthquake Hazards -- Contents -- Part 1-Federal Agencies -- Ad Hoc Interagency Committee on Dam Safety of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology -- Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Department of Energy.; Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) -- Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Tennessee Valley Authority -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (For Corps Projects) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) -- Part 2 State Agencies Responsible for Dam Safety -- Alaska -- Arizona -- Arkansas -- California -- Colorado -- Georgia -- Hawaii -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Kansas -- Louisiana -- Maine -- Michigan -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Nebraska -- New Jersey -- New Mexico -- New York -- North Carolina -- North Dakota -- Ohio -- Pennsylvania -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Texas -- Utah -- Virginia -- Washington -- West Virginia -- Part 3 Other Governmental Agencies -- City of Los Angeles, California, Department of Water and Power -- East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), California -- New York Power Authority -- Salt River Project, Arizona -- Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority) -- Part 4 Private Firms in United States -- Acres American, Inc., Buffalo, New York -- Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, Alabama -- Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine -- Charles T.Main, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Planning Research Corporation (PRC), Denver, Colorado -- R.W. Beck and Associates, Seattle, Washington -- Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Framingham, Massachusetts -- Appendix C Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Estimates -- Basic Data -- Storm Transposition -- Adjustment for Moisture -- Envelopment -- Application to Estimate for Specific Basin -- Procedures for Mountainous Regions -- Generalized PMP Charts -- Application of PMP -- Spatial Distribution -- Temporal Distribution -- Seasonal Variation of PMP -- Evaluation of PMP.; Appendix D Concepts of Probability in Hydrology -- Bulletin 17 Procedures for Flood-Frequency Analysis -- Flood Recurrence Intervals and Flood Risk -- Estimating the Return Period of the PMF -- Frequency Analyses for Rare Floods -- Regionalization -- Use of Historical Flood Data -- Numerical Evaluation of Expected Damages -- Estimating the Probability Density Function -- Estimating the Damage Functions -- Numerical Integration -- A Simple Example of Expected Damages -- Appendix E Risk Analysis Approach to Dam Safety Evaluations -- Extrapolation of Frequency Curves -- Evaluating Risks -- An Example -- Use of Expected Costs -- Loss of Life Calculations -- Advantages and Limitations of Risk Analysis Approach -- Appendix F Glossary -- APPENDIX G -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Appendix H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Members -- Technical Consultant -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: From earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events. Recommendations for action and for further research to improve dam safety evaluations are presented.