UID:
kobvindex_INTEBC3399276
Format:
1 online resource (166 pages)
ISBN:
9782759215386
Series Statement:
Hors Collection
Note:
Intro -- FOREWORD -- 1 NATURE, FUNCTIONS AND COMPOSITION OF DIKES -- 1.1 Overview of existing structures in France -- 1.2 How dike systems work (dikes and spillways) -- 1.3 Composition of dikes -- 2 CLASSIFICATION OF MALFUNCTIONS AND FAILURE MECHANISMS -- 2.1 Overtopping -- 2.2 External erosion and scouring -- 2.3 Internal erosion (or piping) -- 2.4 Generalised slope failure -- 3 VISUAL INSPECTION OF DIKES: INITIAL INSPECTION AND ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE -- 3.1 Justification for, principles and frequency of visual inspections -- 3.2 Operating conditions and procedure -- 3.3 Fill dikes -- 3.4 Masonry and concrete walls -- 3.5 Spillways -- 3.6 Particular structures and features -- 4 SURVEILLANCE DURING FLOODING -- 4.1 Importance of preparation (flood alert plan and/or action plan) -- 4.2 Visual surveillance during flooding -- 4.3 Post-flood visual surveillance -- 5 DIKE MAINTENANCE -- 5.1 General principles and resources -- 5.2 Vegetation control -- 5.3 Burrowing animals -- 5.4 Slope protection and walls -- 5.5 Toe protective works -- 6 THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DIKE DIAGNOSIS -- 6.1 Identifying failure risks and adapting the diagnosis -- 6.2 Historical research -- 6.3 Topography -- 6.4 Visual inspection -- 6.5 Hydrological and hydraulic survey -- 6.6 External erosion and scouring: the geomorphological approach -- 6.7 Geotechnical diagnosis -- 6.8 Numerical modelling -- 6.9 Evaluation of vulnerability -- 6.10 Prioritisation of risks -- 6.11 Solutions for upgrading dikes -- 6.12 Assistance for the owner/director of works -- BASIC TERMINOLOGY -- Photographic records (corresponding to Chapters 1 - 6) -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 - Basic principles of soil mechanics -- Appendix 2 - Basic principles of soil hydraulics
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Appendix 3 - Surveillance dossier for 'dry' dikes - How to perform a visual inspection of a fill dike: Initial inspection and routine surveillance -- Appendix 4 - Presentation of an example of post-flood inspection and initial emergency repairs: visual inspection of the Agly dikes -- Appendix 5 - Annotated digest of the main French regulations concerning flood protection dikes
Additional Edition:
Print version Mériaux, Patrice Surveillance, Maintenance and Diagnosis of Flood Protection Dikes Versailles : Quae,c2007
Language:
English
Keywords:
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