Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams

Book info: Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams (Hardcover, 434 pages) – CRC Press, 2002. Language: English.

The book describes in twelve chapters the modern tools available for the detection and prevention of leaks from dams and reservoirs, including water chemistry, isotope analyses, artificial tracers, permeability tests, geophysical methods and techniques for the localization of water flows both inside the reservoir and boreholes. Numerous case studies are presented corresponding to studies of more than thirty dams performed by researchers in eighteen different countries.

Editorial Reviews Review

"A valuable contribution to seepage studies". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering , ASCE, December 2003.

About the Author Antonio Plata Bedmar, Head, Isotope Hydrology Section, CEDEX, CETA, Madrid, Spain and Former Technical Officer at the IAEA, Vienna, Austria. Luis Araguas, Consultant, Isotope Hydrology Section, CEDEX, CETA, Madrid, Spain and Former Technical Officer at the IAEA, Vienna, Austria.