Dams

Name: Dams
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780860787532
Price: 37800 KES
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ISBN: 9780860787532

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Format Hardback

Book Series Studies in the History of Civil Engineering

ISBN-10 0860787532

ISBN-13 9780860787532

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Ashgate Publishing Limited

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 1st, 1998

Print length 404 Pages

Weight 802 grams

Product Classification: History of engineering & technology History of engineering and technology Sanitary & municipal engineering Sanitary and municipal engineering

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A collection of articles which illustrate the history of dam technology from ancient to modern times. It explores technical issues underlying differences in dam designs, illuminates why various societies have built dams and shows how "social" or non-technical factors have influenced dam design.

Dams have been used to control water for thousands of years, with the oldest known dam being a small earthen structure in present-day Jordan dating to c.4000 BCE. Since then, cultures throughout the world have practised the art of dam-building and the technology has evolved in myriad ways. The papers selected here examine the key technical issues influencing dam construction from ancient times to the early 20th century. In addition they illustrate why various human societies have built dams and how ?social? (or seemingly ?non-technical?) factors have influenced the process of dam design. Though hydraulic engineering is the primary focus of the book, it also reveals a keen interest in questions of water resources and environmental history.

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