Levees and Dams Advances in Geophysical Monitoring and Characterizat
This book aims to inform policy-makers, engineers and earth scientists about the current and emerging role of geophysics in addressing environmental processes, assessments, and policy directions related to new and existing dams and levees. Unti
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Levees and Dams Advances in Geophysical Monitoring and Characterization
Levees and Dams
Juan Lorenzo William Doll •
Editors
Levees and Dams Advances in Geophysical Monitoring and Characterization
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Editors Juan Lorenzo Department of Geology and Geophysics Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA
William Doll East Tennessee Geophysical Services, LLC Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Introduction by Öz Yilmaz
ISBN 978-3-030-27366-8 ISBN 978-3-030-27367-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27367-5
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Introduction
Only a third of the world’s great rivers remain free-flowing—just 90 of the 246 rivers more than 1000-km-long flow without interruption. The world’s rivers are interrupted by dams and levees, which constitute critical components of the infrastructures of most nations in the world. They serve indispensable functions— irrigation, water supply, flood control, electric generation, and recreation. Safe operation and maintenance of dams and levees are crucial for both sustaining these functions, and avoiding potential disaster and loss of life. Moreover, a substantial number of dams and levees in many countries are nearing the end of their life spans—requiring close monitoring of their structural safety. Storm surge barriers of the Netherlands and New Orleans are two of the most extreme engineering works in the world. Much of the landmass of the Netherlands has been reclaimed from the North Sea by levees and dams built over the past two thousand years. The Delta Works in the Netherlands is the largest flood protection project in the world. This project consists of 13 surge barriers. The Oosterschel
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