Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. ARCH DAMS 2. GRAVITY DAMS 3. COFFER DAMS 4. ARCH DAM EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS 5. ARCH DAM CONCRETE PROPERTIES 6. ARCH DAM CONSTRUCTION 7. FOUNDATION INVESTIGATIONS FOR ARCH DAMS 8. ARCH DAM INSTRUMENTATION 9. MANUAL LAYOUT OF ARCH DAMS 10. ARCH DAM OUTLETS 11. STATIC ANALYSIS OF ARCH DAMS 12. TEMPERATURE STUDIES FOR ARCH DAMS 13. CONCRETE CONDUITS 14: ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS 15. MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS FOR GRAVITY DAMS..

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers interested design of concrete arch dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL DESIGN PROCESS 2. LEVELS OF DESIGN 3. PROCEDURE 4. MANUAL LAYOUT 5. PRELIMINARY STRESS ANALYSES 6. EVALUATION OF RESULTS 7. IMPROVEMENT OF DESIG 8. PRESENTATION OF DESIGN LAYOUT 9. COMPUTER-ASSISTED LAYOUTS.

This manual provides general information, design criteria and procedures, static and dynamic analytic procedures, temperature studies, concrete testing requirements, foundation investigation requirements, and instrumentation and construction information for the design of concrete arch dams.