Product Description: Geotechnical Engineering of Dams, 2nd edition provides a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the investigations for and the design and construction of new dams and the review and assessment of existing dams...read more

Product Description: This Handbook offers 'how to' ideas to help infrastructure practitioners identify good practice improvements in communication, starting with the World Bank’s own expanding portfolio of dam projects. In-depth case studies prepared for this Handbook show the considerable scope, value added, and many practical reasons to link governance, sustainability, and communication aspects at all stages of the project cycle...read more

Product Description: Geotechnical Engineering of Dams provides a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the investigations for and the design and construction of new dams. In addition, much attention is paid to the review and assessment of existing dams...read more

Describes the techniques used and difficulties faced in building Egypt's Aswan High Dam, which tamed the vital waters of the Nile and changed the lives of Egyptians, as well as 100,000 Nubians displaced by the reservoir.

Briefly describes the process involved in building the Hoover Dam.

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Describes the construction and use of dams and discusses their benefits and dangers

Product Description: This comprehensive handbook covers various aspects of dam technology and offers case histories that are reviewed to demonstrate principles and procedures of proved value. Also, attention is given to practical aspects of design, construction, operation and rehabilitation.