Dike seepage control and anti-scouring

Author: Mao Changxi et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive and systematic volume on the study of seepage flow, scouring, and flood protection for river and coastal embankments. It is a specialized work combining theory with practice, focusing on the discussion of seepage flow and flood protection for embankments. The content includes research and analysis of river and coastal embankments, design and calculation methods for embankments, selection of optimal structural types and stability analysis, stone pitching protection and bank collapse management for meandering river sections, seawall wave protection and slope design, application and promotion of local scouring formulas, and case studies of embankment reinforcement projects, with more than 30 papers. It provides design methods and research approaches for groundwater and surface water, as well as their combined effects, for the management, design, construction, and research of river, lake, and coastal embankment projects. It serves as a reference for professionals engaged in embankment construction, flood control and emergency rescue, damming and diversion, meandering river scouring and sediment management, and river channel regulation.