ISBN-13: 9789058093554 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 434 str.
This work describes the modern tools available for the detection and prevention of leaks from dams and reservoirs. Numerous case studies are presented, corresponding to studies performed by the authors from more than 30 dams from 18 countries.
The books describes in twelve chapters the modern tools available for the detection and prevention of leaks from dams and reservoirs, including water chemistry, isotope analyses, artificial tracers, permeability tests, geophysical methods and techniques for the localization of water flows both inside the reservoir and boreholes. Numerous case studies are presented corresponding to studies of more than thirty dams performed by researchers in eighteen different countries.