Guide for the Design of River Dikes: Upper River Area

ISBN-13: 9789037600117 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 212 str.

Netherlands; Gouda Cur

Opis

In this work, practical recommendations are given for sound dike design. Particular emphasis is placed on design, management and maintenance. Coverage includes the assessment of soil properties and different types of loadings on a dike.

Spis treści

Units, Symbols and Definitions, Introduction, Starting-Points for the Design, Design, Execution Aspects, Management and Maintenance, Safety in Strength and Stability Analysis, Loads on the Flood Defence, Strength of the Flood Defence, Soil Mechanics and Geohydrology Investigation, Pore-Water Pressures and Piezometric Head, Design Calculations, Design.

O autorze

CUR, Gouda, The Netherlands