Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and other professional engineers interested if earthquake analysis for dam safety Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN AND SAFETY EVALUATION OF EARTHQUAKES, 2. DETERMINING MAXIMUM CREDIBLE EARTHQUAKES, 3. SELECTING MAXIMUM DESIGN EARTHQUAKES OR SAFETY EVALUATION EARTHQUAKES, 4. CHARACTERIZING SITE GROUND MOTIONS, 5. SEISMIC ANALYSES.

From earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events. Recommendations for action and for further research to improve dam safety evaluations are presented.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in earthquake analysis of arch dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. GEOLOGICAL-SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, 3. DESIGN EARTHQUAKES, 4. EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS, 5. FINITE ELEMENT MODELING FACTORS AFFECTING DYNAMIC RESPONSE, 6. METHOD OF ANALYSIS, 7. EVALUATION AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of small concrete gravity dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CONCRETE PROPERTIES 3. FORCES ACTING ON THE DAM 4. LOAD COMBINATIONS 5. FOUNDATION CONSIDERATIONS 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR STABILITY 7. ADDITIONAL TOPICS

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in safety of small dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS, 3. PERIODIC DAM SAFETY EVALUATIONS, 4. TECHNICAL ANALYSES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in concrete gravity dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. STABILITY ANALYSIS, 2. STATIC AND DYNAMIC STRESS ANALYSIS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and geotechnical engineers interested in seismic analysis of concrete hydraulic structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. GENERAL CONCEPTS, 3. DESIGN CRITERIA, 4. DESIGN EARTHQUAKES, 5. EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS, 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANALYSIS PROCEDURES, 7. STRUCTURAL IDEALIZATION, 8. DYNAMIC ANALYSIS PROCEDURES SLIDING AND ROTATIONAL STABILITY DURING EARTHQUAKES, 9. SLIDING AND ROTATIONAL STABILITY DURING EARTHQUAKES, 10. CURRENT PRACTICE ON USE OF RESPONSE SPECTRA FOR BUILDING-TYPE STRUCTURES.