UID:
almahu_9949697624702882
Format:
1 online resource (246 p.)
ISBN:
0-444-60055-8
Series Statement:
Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
Content:
Dams and Earthquakes
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Dams and Earthquakes; Copyright Page; Dedication; Avant propos; Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Focal parameters and the macroseismic effects of the Koyna earthquake of December 10, 1967; Epicenter and origin time; Focal depth; Magnitude; Inferences drawn from field evidence and strong-motion data; Isoseismal maps; Isoforce map; Fissures, cracks in the ground and rock falls; Damage to civil engineering structures; Damage to the Koyna Dam and appurtenant works; Chapter 3. Seismic reservoir sites: their geology and seismicity
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Koyna Dam, IndiaLake Kariba, Zambia; Lake Kremasta, Greece; Lake Mead, United States; Denver, United States; Rangely, United States; Dale, United States; Talbingo Dam, Australia; Hendrik Verwoerd Dam, South Africa; Vajont Dam, Italy; Monteynard Dam, France; Grandval Dam, France; Lake Marathon, Greece; Nourek Dam, U.S.S.R; Korube Dam, Japan; Oued Fodda Dam, Algeria; Contra Dam, Switzerland; Mangla, Pakistan; Lake Benmore, New Zealand; Kamafusa Dam, Japan; Hsinfengkiang Dam, China; Other sites; Statistical analysis of reservoir level and tremor frequency data
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Chapter 4. Characteristics of reservoir-associated earthquakesThe frequency-magnitude relationship; Relationship between the magnitudes of the mainshock and the largest aftershock; Time distribution of reservoir-associated foreshocks and aftershocks; Foreshock-aftershock patterns; Focal-mechanism solution of earthquakes; Inferred changes in the mechanical properties of crustal layers by reservoir impounding; Chapter 5. Incremental stress and depression due to the water load; Stress equations for a two-dimensional case; Stress equations for a three-dimensional case
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The incremental stress due to the water load of Lake KaribaThe incremental stress under other reservoirs; The downward elastic deflection due to the water load of Lake Kariba; The deflection calculated beneath other reservoirs; Chapter 6. The part played by pore pressures in inducing earthquakes; Stress relations; The effect of fluid-filled pores on the stress distribution in rock masses; The part played by fluid pressure in overthrusts; The effect of pore-fluid pressure on the effective stress in different fault environments
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Effective-stress changes during the time taken by pore-pressure changes to reach deep in the basement rocksPore-pressure changes and earthquakes; Some recent developments in pore-pressure studies; Chapter 7. Further topics; Dam-site investigations; Seismic instrumentation of dam sites; Geodetic measurements; Aseismic lakes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-41330-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-92373-9
Language:
English
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