Small Dams: Planning, Construction and Maintenance

by Barry Lewis

Overview

Small Dams: Planning, Construction and Maintenance has been written to provide a practical approach and guide to determining catchment yield and the amount of water required in a dam, advising on selecting and working with engineers and contractors, as well as outlining the cause of dam failures and how to remedy problems quickly. It also covers relevant legislation, environmental and ecological issues.

Employing the principles in this book, in conjunction with heeding the advice of suitably experienced and qualifi ed engineers and contractors, will reduce the risk of failure and help to ensure the long term success of any small dam in question. Small Dams will be an invaluable resource for anyone who owns a dam, and a useful reference for agencies, contractors and engineers.

The author, Barry Lewis, has over forty years of experience as an engineer and has written extensively on farm dams, soil conservation, catchment management and the environmental impact of dams both on and off streams. He was also directly involved in the licensing and regulating of small dams in Australia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032927466
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/14/2024
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barry Lewis has over thirty years of experience as an engineer and has written extensively on farm dams, soil conservation, catchment management and the environmental impact of farm dams both on- and off-stream. He is directly involved in the licensing and regulation of farm dams in Victoria, Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Section 1 Planning, Section 2 Investigation, Section 3 Design, Section 4 Documentation, Section 5 Construction, Section 6 Maintenance, Section 7 Water, Section 8 Ecology, Section 9 Commercial, Section 10 Legal, 10.1 Legal and policy aspects in Australia, References and suggested further reading, Appendix 1 Glossary of terminology, Appendix 2 Engineering specification for an earth-fill farm dam, Appendix 3 Metric and imperial conversion tables