Hydraulic Engineering of Dams

Dams are complex engineering structures built throughout the world to satisfy the vital human needs for drinkable water, irrigation, energy, flood protection, and recreation among others. The "Hydraulic Engineering for Dams" is a welcome addition to engineering knowledge due to its comprehensive and systematic approach to the topic. The book addresses hydraulic questions relevant to many aspects of design, construction, operation, and safe management of dams. The hydraulic engineering in the book title refers to the hydraulic design of the dam appurtenant structures such as spillways (including free crested or gated weirs, conveyance structures/chutes, and energy dissipation structures), river diversion facilities during dam construction, intake structures, and low-level outlet structures.