A Practical Guide to Construction of Hydropower Facilities

ISBN-13: 9780367670542 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 428 str.

Suchintya Kumar Sur

Opis

This book deals with conceptual design, planning, scheduling and monitoring systems, and investigations pertaining to hydropower facilities. It explores aspects of dam safety evaluation, effective contract management, specialized construction management techniques etc.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Planning, Project Cost Estimation and Future of Small Hydro Power (SHP) Large Hydro And Its Various Schemes. 3. Concept of Forces Acting on Gravity Dam & its Stability. 4. Contract & Administration Management. 5. Site Mobilisation and Kick-Off. 6. River Diversion. 7. Reinforcement Cutting and Bending Yard. 8. Investigation & Exploration of Dam & Reservoir Site. 9. Construction Methodology of Dam Foundation and Technology of its Foundation Treatment. 10 Concrete and its application in concrete gravity dam. 11. Design Requirement For Temperature control in Mass Concrete. 12. Joints in Concrete Structures. 13. Quality Assurance and Quality Control(QA/QC). 14. Health, Safety & Environment HSE. 15. Fabrication and Erection of Steel Structure & Penstock. 16. Environmental Assessment of Hydro Power Project. 17. Estimation & Cost Analysis of Hydro Power Project. 18. Hydro Electric Power House.

O autorze

Suchintya Kumar Sur is Visiting Professor at Jaipur National University and former Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre. He had also served as Vice President (Construction) at M/s Reliance Industries Ltd, Mumbai and Manger Construction at Engineers India Limited, New Delhi, and SDO in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd, Shillong. He has expertise in the construction of a major hydel project in Limestone Valley and was instrumental in completion of the world’s largest grassroots oil refinery and oil refining hub in Jamnagar, India in record time which became a landmark of Indian success in the global market. He is equally adept in handling of mechanical underground and above ground piping networks with high temperature and pressure, along with erection and commissioning of dynamic, static, and rotary equipment’s. He has flair in earthquake engineering and design of RCC structures.