Guide for the Design of River Dikes

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.

List of contents

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gouda CUR (Editor), Gouda The Netherlands Cur (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1992
• EAN: 9789037600117
• ISBN: 978-90-376-0011-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Weight: 498 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, Sanitary and municipal engineering, Sanitary & municipal engineering