Despite the mechanisms of reservoir sedimentation being well known for a long time, sustainable and preventive measures are rarely taken into consideration in the design of new reservoirs. To avoid operational problems of powerhouses, sedimentation is often treated for existing reservoirs with measures which are efficient only for a limited time. The today's challenge of dam owners and engineers is to guarantee with adequate mitigation measures the future sustainable use of the vital reservoirs supplying water for drinking, food and energy production. Research and development is still urgently needed to identify efficient mitigation measures adapted to the main sedimentation processes involved in reservoirs. During the seventh International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics River Flow 2014 at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, scientists and professionals from all over the world addressed the challenge of reservoir sedimentation in a special session and exchanged their knowledge and experiences. Invited and selected contributions, which give an overview on the latest developments and research regarding reservoir sedimentation including case studies, are presented in this book, in the hope that they can contribute to better sustainable use of the vital reservoirs worldwide.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138026759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208859781
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Civil Engineering
Author
Giovanni De Cesare, Mario J. Franca, Anton J. Schleiss, Michael Pfister
Publication Name
Reservoir Sedimentation
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Science, Business
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
658g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Giovanni De Cesare, Anton J. Schleiss, Mario J. Franca, Michael Pfister
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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