Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control

Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control
Author: Peter Frederick Lagasse
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2006
Genre: Riprap
ISBN: 0309098661

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 568: Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control examines design guidelines; recommended material specifications and test methods; recommended construction specifications; and construction, inspection, and quality control guidelines for riprap for a range of applications, including revetment on streams and riverbanks, bridge piers and abutments, and bridge scour countermeasures such as guide banks and spurs.

Water Supply Planning

Water Supply Planning
Author: David W. Prasifka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780894648380

As a source of reference material for the practising water engineer or water manager, this book outlines a strategy for projecting water consumption for specific types of land use and selecting a water conservation programme to maximise the beneficial use of a limited natural resource - a situation that typifies new development nationally and worldwide.

The History of Large Federal Dams

The History of Large Federal Dams
Author: David P. Billington
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2005-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780160728235

Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.