Gold Creek dam and its unusual waste waterway (1890-1997): Design, operation, and maintenance

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-768

  Chanson, Hubert ^a   Whitmore, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

19th century structure; Concrete construction; Engineering heritage; Spillway design; Spillway operation; Spillway refurbishment; Stepped weir

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; INLAND WATERWAYS; MAINTENANCE; SPILLWAYS;

GOLD CREEK DAM; SPILLWAY REFURBISHMENT; WASTE WATERWAY;

CONCRETE DAMS;

CONCRETE DAM; DAM; DESIGN; SPILLWAY;

EID: 0032147464     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l98-005     Document Type: Article

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