... implemented in the area, their application has been site-specific, lacking systematic, technology-specific spatial frameworks. In this study, a geographic information system integrated with multi-criteria decision making was used for developing separate, context-calibrated suitability models for dams, check...

...Meirong Zhou, PhD; Junqiang Xia, PhD; Shanshan Deng, PhD Since operation of the Three Gorges dam, the mid-channel bars (MCBs) in the Middle Yangtze River (MYR) have experienced significant deformation, thus crucially affecting the stability of the river regime. However, systematic understanding...

... eliminated from Equation 5. 03 5 2011 17 9 2010 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2012 barrages and reservoirs dams river engineering The following symbols are used in this paper. B width of tailwater b_w width of jet...

..., depending on a prepared computer program, is presented. 27 07 2004 05 11 2004 © 2005 Thomas Telford Ltd 2005 Water flows through a dam via a spillway. When the flow is released over the spillway structure, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy at the toe of spillway...

...A. Macdonald; S. D. R. Harwood; P. R. Vaughan This paper describes the work undertaken at Ladybower Reservoir to upgrade the dam to meet anticipated flood and freeboard standards until the year 2050. It describes the assessment undertaken on the original dam, the design of the new works...