LEADER 10786nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910960541103321 005 20251116140400.0 010 $a9786610222285 010 $a9781280222283 010 $a128022228X 010 $a9780309554695 010 $a0309554691 010 $a9780585144474 010 $a0585144478 035 $a(CKB)110986584750686 035 $a(OCoLC)427375018 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10062914 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000240583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202141 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271733 035 $a(PQKB)10009953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376995 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376995 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10062914 035 $a(OCoLC)814283077 035 $a(Perlego)4736847 035 $a(BIP)1399980 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584750686 100 $a19900601d1985 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSafety of dams $eflood and earthquake criteria /$fCommittee on Safety Criteria for Dams, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1985 215 $a1 online resource (294 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a9780309035323 311 0 $a0309035325 320 $aIncludes bibliography: p. 259-263 and index. 327 $aSafety 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. 327 $aCOMMON 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). 327 $aPart 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. 327 $aForest 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. 327 $aAppendix 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. 330 $aFrom 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. 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