Dams
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
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 & technologySanitary & 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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