Reliability in dams and the effects of spillway dimensions on risk levels

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 747-760

  Yenigun, Kasim ^a   Erkek, Cevat ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation of spillways; Risks of dams; Safety of dams

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLWAYS;

DAM REHABILITATION; SPILLWAY DIMENSIONS;

DAMS;

DAMS; RELIABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLWAYS;

DAM FAILURE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOFTWARE; SPILLWAY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33847148961     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9063-x     Document Type: Article

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