Yangtze River Water Conservancy Project Sediment Research

Author: Pan Qingxun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Since the founding of New China, large and medium-sized water conservancy projects such as Danjiangkou and Gezhouba have been constructed on the main and tributaries of the Yangtze River. The world-renowned Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project has achieved its three major goals of initial impoundment, navigation, and power generation by July 2003. This book is compiled by scientific and technical personnel of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission who specialize in studying the sediment issues of these water conservancy projects. It focuses on summarizing the research findings and engineering practical experience on sediment problems of Danjiangkou, Gezhouba, and the Three Gorges Project. The main contents of this book include: the characteristics of sediment production in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the characteristics of suspended and bedload sediment; the sedimentation patterns in reservoirs, long-term operation of reservoirs, navigation management in the variable backwater area of reservoirs, sedimentation prediction in reservoirs, scouring and deposition patterns in the dam area, river regime planning in the dam area, layout of navigation channels for navigation structures and sedimentation prevention, anti-sediment measures for power stations, scouring patterns in the downstream river channel of the dam, scouring and evolution trend prediction of the downstream river channel. This book is available for water conservancy project hydrological surveyors, researchers, operators, and managers, as well as teachers and students of relevant majors in colleges and universities.