Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. ; California Packing Corporation ; the Morin Towing & Transportation Co. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting three communications from the Secretary of War submitting estimate of appropriations in the sum of $ 2,892,28, to pay claims for damages by collisions, and by the breaking of a dike, river and harbor work. April 8, 1926. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
| Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. ; California Packing Corporation ; the Morin Towing & Transportation Co. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting three communications from the Secretary of War submitting estimate of appropriations in the sum of $ 2,892,28, to pay claims for damages by collisions, and by the breaking of a dike, river and harbor work. April 8, 1926. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1926 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (3 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoolidgeCalvin <1872-1933.> |
| Collana |
House document / 69th Congress, 1st session. House
[United States congressional serial set ] |
| Soggetto topico |
Claims
Dam failures Malicious mischief Vandalism Floods Collisions at sea Steamboats |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910716320103321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1926 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment / / Limin Zhang [and three others]
| Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment / / Limin Zhang [and three others] |
| Autore | Zhang L. M (Limin) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (499 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627/.8 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico | Dam failures |
| ISBN |
1-118-55854-5
1-5231-1469-X 1-118-55853-7 1-118-55852-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134878303321 |
Zhang L. M (Limin)
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| Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment / / Limin Zhang [and three others]
| Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment / / Limin Zhang [and three others] |
| Autore | Zhang L. M (Limin) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (499 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627/.8 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico | Dam failures |
| ISBN |
1-118-55854-5
1-5231-1469-X 1-118-55853-7 1-118-55852-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828291103321 |
Zhang L. M (Limin)
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| Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure : 2021 Reconnaissance and Analysis
| Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure : 2021 Reconnaissance and Analysis |
| Autore | Embankments Dams, and Slopes Technical Committee |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 pages) |
| Disciplina | 627.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BluntsParker
FisherReid GregoryPhillip HuangJhih-Rou JohnsonKenneth A KozaciOzgur LindemanJustin ManousakisJohn SitarNicholas |
| Collana | Geotechnical Special Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Dams - Design and construction
Dam failures |
| ISBN |
1-5231-5531-0
0-7844-8457-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Participants and Authors -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 : Executive Summary -- Chapter 2 : Brief Description of the Performance of Highway 1 System during the January 27 to 28, 2021, Precipitation Event -- 2.1 Highway 1 System Performance -- 2.2 Highway 1 Failure at the Rat Creek Drainage Crossin -- Chapter 3 : Geographic and Geologic Setting -- 3.1 Rat Creek Geology -- References -- Chapter 4 : Brief Big Sur Highway 1 History -- 4.1 Big Sur Highway 1 History as a System -- 4.2 Rat Creek Section History and Performance -- References -- Chapter 5 : Data Collection Activities -- 5.1 Prefailure Data and Geometries -- 5.2 February 25, 2021, Site Activities -- 5.2.1 Terrestrial Light Detection and Ranging Acquisition -- 5.2.2 Exposure Mapping and Sampling -- 5.2.3 Radiocarbon Dating of Exposure Samples -- 5.3 Satellite-based Assessments -- References -- Chapter 6 : 2020 Dolan Fire -- References -- Chapter 7 : Climate and Precipitation -- 7.1 General Climate and Precipitation History of Big Sur, California -- 7.2 January 26 to 28, 2021, Precipitation Event -- References -- Chapter 8 : Tree Debris Dam Formation and Breach -- Chapter 9 : Debris Flow -- 9.1 Photographic Record along the Debris Flow Path at Rat Creek -- Chapter 10 : Upstream Collection Basin and Debris Volumes -- 10.1 Size of Upstream Collection Basin -- 10.2 Calculation of the Amount of Water Reaching Highway 1 -- Reference -- Chapter 11 : Overtopping of Highway 1 and Embankment Erosion -- Chapter 12 : 2021 Rat Creek Roadway Repair -- References -- Chapter 13 : Summary and Recommendations -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911007001803321 |
Embankments Dams, and Slopes Technical Committee
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| Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2023 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hydraulic fracturing in earth-rock fill dams / / Jun-Jie Wang
| Hydraulic fracturing in earth-rock fill dams / / Jun-Jie Wang |
| Autore | Wang Jun-Jie |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627/.830289 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JiaotongChongqing |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth dams
Dam failures Hydraulic fracturing |
| ISBN |
1-118-72554-9
1-118-72556-5 1-118-72555-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Nomenclature; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Types of Embankment Dam; 1.2 Hydraulic Fracturing; 1.3 Failure of the Teton Dam; 1.4 Erosion Damage of the Balderhead Dam; 1.5 Leakage of the Hyttejuvet Dam; 1.6 Self-Healing of Core Cracks; 1.7 Technical Route for Present Study; 1.8 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Review of Literature; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theories of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.2.1 Theories Based on Circular Cavity Expansion Theory; 2.2.2 Theories Based on Spherical Cavity Expansion Theory
2.2.3 Theories Based on True Triaxial Stress State Analyses 2.2.4 Empirical Formulas; 2.2.5 Theories Based on Fracture Mechanics; 2.3 Laboratory Experimental Studies on Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.3.1 Cylindrical Sample; 2.3.2 Rectangular Sample; 2.4 Field Testing Studies of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.5 Model Testing Studies of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.6 Numerical Simulations of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.7 Analysis Method for Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.8 Summary; References; Chapter 3 Conditions and Mechanisms of Hydraulic Fracturing; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing 3.2.1 Crack Located at the Upstream Face of Core 3.2.2 Low Permeability of Core Soil; 3.2.3 Rapid Impounding; 3.2.4 Unsaturated Soil Core; 3.3 Mechanical Mechanism of Hydraulic Fracturing; 3.4 Modes of Fracture in Fracture Mechanics; 3.5 Summary; References; Chapter 4 Fracture Toughness and Tensile Strength of Core Soil; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Tested Soil; 4.3 Testing Technique on Fracture Toughness; 4.3.1 Testing Method; 4.3.2 Apparatus; 4.3.3 Testing Procedures; 4.3.4 Testing Program; 4.4 Testing Results on Fracture Toughness; 4.4.1 Suitability of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics 4.4.2 Influence Factors on Fracture Toughness 4.5 Testing Technique on Tensile Strength; 4.5.1 Testing Method and Apparatus; 4.5.2 Calculation of Tensile Strength; 4.5.3 Testing Procedures; 4.5.4 Testing Program; 4.6 Testing Results on Tensile Strength; 4.6.1 Water Content; 4.6.2 Dry Density; 4.6.3 Preconsolidation Pressure; 4.7 Relationship between Fracture Toughness and Tensile Strength; 4.8 Discussions; 4.8.1 Soils from References; 4.8.2 Rocks from References; 4.9 Summary; References; Chapter 5 Fracture Failure Criteria for Core Soil under I-II Mixed Modes; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Experimental Technique 5.2.1 Loading Assembly; 5.2.2 Calculation Theory; 5.2.3 Testing Procedures; 5.2.4 Test Program; 5.3 Testing Results; 5.4 Fracture Failure Criteria; 5.5 Discussions; 5.5.1 Testing Technique; 5.5.2 Failure Criteria; 5.6 Summary; References; Chapter 6 Hydraulic Fracturing Criterion; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Failure Criterion; 6.2.1 Simplification of a Crack; 6.2.2 Criterion; 6.3 Cubic Specimen with a Crack; 6.3.1 Calculation of KI; 6.3.2 Calculation of KII; 6.3.3 Calculation of (KI2 + KII2)0.5; 6.3.4 Dangerous Crack Angle; 6.4 Core with a Transverse Crack 6.4.1 Calculation of KI |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139128103321 |
Wang Jun-Jie
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| Singapore : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hydraulic fracturing in earth-rock fill dams / / Jun-Jie Wang
| Hydraulic fracturing in earth-rock fill dams / / Jun-Jie Wang |
| Autore | Wang Jun-Jie |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627/.830289 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JiaotongChongqing |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth dams
Dam failures Hydraulic fracturing |
| ISBN |
1-118-72554-9
1-118-72556-5 1-118-72555-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Nomenclature; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Types of Embankment Dam; 1.2 Hydraulic Fracturing; 1.3 Failure of the Teton Dam; 1.4 Erosion Damage of the Balderhead Dam; 1.5 Leakage of the Hyttejuvet Dam; 1.6 Self-Healing of Core Cracks; 1.7 Technical Route for Present Study; 1.8 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Review of Literature; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theories of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.2.1 Theories Based on Circular Cavity Expansion Theory; 2.2.2 Theories Based on Spherical Cavity Expansion Theory
2.2.3 Theories Based on True Triaxial Stress State Analyses 2.2.4 Empirical Formulas; 2.2.5 Theories Based on Fracture Mechanics; 2.3 Laboratory Experimental Studies on Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.3.1 Cylindrical Sample; 2.3.2 Rectangular Sample; 2.4 Field Testing Studies of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.5 Model Testing Studies of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.6 Numerical Simulations of Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.7 Analysis Method for Hydraulic Fracturing; 2.8 Summary; References; Chapter 3 Conditions and Mechanisms of Hydraulic Fracturing; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing 3.2.1 Crack Located at the Upstream Face of Core 3.2.2 Low Permeability of Core Soil; 3.2.3 Rapid Impounding; 3.2.4 Unsaturated Soil Core; 3.3 Mechanical Mechanism of Hydraulic Fracturing; 3.4 Modes of Fracture in Fracture Mechanics; 3.5 Summary; References; Chapter 4 Fracture Toughness and Tensile Strength of Core Soil; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Tested Soil; 4.3 Testing Technique on Fracture Toughness; 4.3.1 Testing Method; 4.3.2 Apparatus; 4.3.3 Testing Procedures; 4.3.4 Testing Program; 4.4 Testing Results on Fracture Toughness; 4.4.1 Suitability of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics 4.4.2 Influence Factors on Fracture Toughness 4.5 Testing Technique on Tensile Strength; 4.5.1 Testing Method and Apparatus; 4.5.2 Calculation of Tensile Strength; 4.5.3 Testing Procedures; 4.5.4 Testing Program; 4.6 Testing Results on Tensile Strength; 4.6.1 Water Content; 4.6.2 Dry Density; 4.6.3 Preconsolidation Pressure; 4.7 Relationship between Fracture Toughness and Tensile Strength; 4.8 Discussions; 4.8.1 Soils from References; 4.8.2 Rocks from References; 4.9 Summary; References; Chapter 5 Fracture Failure Criteria for Core Soil under I-II Mixed Modes; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Experimental Technique 5.2.1 Loading Assembly; 5.2.2 Calculation Theory; 5.2.3 Testing Procedures; 5.2.4 Test Program; 5.3 Testing Results; 5.4 Fracture Failure Criteria; 5.5 Discussions; 5.5.1 Testing Technique; 5.5.2 Failure Criteria; 5.6 Summary; References; Chapter 6 Hydraulic Fracturing Criterion; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Failure Criterion; 6.2.1 Simplification of a Crack; 6.2.2 Criterion; 6.3 Cubic Specimen with a Crack; 6.3.1 Calculation of KI; 6.3.2 Calculation of KII; 6.3.3 Calculation of (KI2 + KII2)0.5; 6.3.4 Dangerous Crack Angle; 6.4 Core with a Transverse Crack 6.4.1 Calculation of KI |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813333303321 |
Wang Jun-Jie
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| Singapore : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hydrology, geomorphology, and dam-break modeling of the July 15, 1982, Lawn Lake Dam and Cascade Lake Dam failures, Larimer County, Colorado / / by Robert D. Jarrett and John E. Costa; prepared in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Natural resources, Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer
| Hydrology, geomorphology, and dam-break modeling of the July 15, 1982, Lawn Lake Dam and Cascade Lake Dam failures, Larimer County, Colorado / / by Robert D. Jarrett and John E. Costa; prepared in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Natural resources, Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer |
| Autore | Jarrett Robert D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 78 pages) : illustrations, maps + + 2 plates |
| Collana | U.S. Geological Survey professional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Floods - Colorado - Roaring River
Dam failures - Colorado - Roaring River Valley Geomorphology - Colorado - Roaring River Valley Dam failures Floods Geomorphology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706939703321 |
Jarrett Robert D.
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| Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1986 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mine tailings : perspectives for a changing world / / Resa Furey, John F. Lupo
| Mine tailings : perspectives for a changing world / / Resa Furey, John F. Lupo |
| Autore | Furey Resa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Englewood, Colorado : , : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc., , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Disciplina | 622.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tailings dams
Dam failures |
| ISBN |
1-5231-3511-5
0-87335-489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794219703321 |
Furey Resa
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| Englewood, Colorado : , : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc., , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mine tailings : perspectives for a changing world / / Resa Furey, John F. Lupo
| Mine tailings : perspectives for a changing world / / Resa Furey, John F. Lupo |
| Autore | Furey Resa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Englewood, Colorado : , : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc., , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Disciplina | 622.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tailings dams
Dam failures |
| ISBN |
1-5231-3511-5
0-87335-489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823158803321 |
Furey Resa
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| Englewood, Colorado : , : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc., , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pocket safety guide for dams and impoundments
| Pocket safety guide for dams and impoundments |
| Edizione | [[Revised].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 65 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Soggetto topico |
Dam safety
Dam failures Dams - Maintenance and repair Surface impoundments |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Handbooks and manuals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910705892003321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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