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July 2008
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Research Article| July 01 2008

Flood detention reservoirs: geotechnical aspects of design and construction Available to Purchase

Alan Brown, MA, MSc, CEng, FICE, MCIWES
Alan Brown, MA, MSc, CEng, FICE, MCIWES
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Hydraulic Structures and Dams
 
Jacobs, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1756-8404
Print ISSN: 1368-1494
© 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd
2008
Dams and Reservoirs (2008) 18 (2): 71–77.
https://doi.org/10.1680/dare.2008.18.2.71

This paper describes the geotechnical aspects of the design and construction of flood detention reservoirs. It was one of the papers presented at a half-day British Dam Society seminar on flood detention reservoirs on 14 April 2008.

Keywords:
dams and reservoirs
© 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd
2008
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