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Safety of Small, Rural Dams and Barrier Lake Management

This note provides lessons learned and recommendations for artificial dams and barrier lakes following an earthquake. In the case of artificial dams, emphasis has been placed on small, rural dams rather than on larger, well-engineered dams because...

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Main Author: Palmieri, Alessandro
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DAM
DAM ENGINEERING
DAM OWNER
DAM SAFETY
DAM SAFETY ASPECTS
DAM SAFETY MANAGEMENT
DAM SAFETY PROGRAM
DAM SAFETY STANDARDS
DISASTER
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DOWNSTREAM AREAS
DOWNSTREAM POPULATION
DRAINAGE
DRAINS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
EARTH DAMS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EMBANKMENT
EMBANKMENT DAMS
EMERGENCY MEASURES
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
FAILURE MODES
FATALITIES
FILL DAMS
FLOOD
FLOODED
FLOODS
FLOW GAUGING
FLOW OF WATER
HIGH-HAZARD DAMS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INADEQUATE SPILLWAY CAPACITY
INSPECTIONS OF DAMS
INTAKE WORKS
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
IRRIGATION
LAKE
LAKE MANAGEMENT
LAKES
LANDSLIDE
LANDSLIDES
LARGE DAM
LARGE DAMS
MASS
MEASUREMENTS
MEDIUM-SIZED DAMS
MILLION PEOPLE
NATURAL DAMS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PREVENTIVE ACTIONS
RAINFALL
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIR
RESERVOIR CAPACITY
RESERVOIRS
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVER
RIVER FLOW
RIVERS
RURAL DAMS
SAFETY
SAFETY CONDITIONS
SAFETY OF DAMS
SATELLITE IMAGERY
SEEPAGE
SLOPE FAILURE
SMALL DAM
SMALL DAMS
SMALLER DAMS
SPILLWAY
SPILLWAYS
TOOLS
WATER LEVEL
WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13338375/safety-small-rural-dams-barrier-lake-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10131

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13338375/safety-small-rural-dams-barrier-lake-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10131

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