Dams and Reservoirs: Planning, Engineering
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195475852 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Former Chief Engineer, P&I Division, WAPDA
About the AuthorFormer Chief Engineer, P&I Division, WAPDA
Camber said Not quite what I hope for, but helps to fill a void. This is the only reasonably short textbook on dam engineering I know of which was published in recent years. It does contain useful information and serves its purpose reasonably well, but it's limited by the fact that it's the work on one author, based in Pakistan, apparently working with a limited budget. In other words, the book (understandably) doesn't rise to the level of professional quality I'd expect from say a team of expert US authors. For example, the level of detail seems quite uneven across the various topics, there are some errors and typos here and there, and th
This book has been written specially for undergraduate and postgraduate students and professional engineers involved in the planning and design of small and large dam projects with emphasis on planning, investigation, design, construction and their maintenance.