The development of a risk of failure evaluation tool for small dams in Mzingwane Catchment, Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 926-933

  Mufute, N L ^a   Senzanje, A ^b   Kaseke, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evaluation tool; Failure; Mzingwane catchment; Semi arid; Small dam

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; DISASTERS; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MAINTAINABILITY; MAINTENANCE; REPAIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; STANDARDS;

CAUSE-EFFECT DIAGRAMS; DAM FAILURE; DAM SAFETY EVALUATION; EVALUATION TOOLS; GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS; MAINTENANCE , REPAIR AND REHABILITATION (MRR); NON-PROBABILISTIC; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; RISK OF FAILURE; SEMI ARID AREAS; SMALL DAMS; SPARSE AREAS; WATER AVAILABILITY; ZIMBABWE;

DAMS;

CATCHMENT; DAM FAILURE; DAM REPAIR; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMIARID REGION;

AFRICA; MATABELELAND SOUTH; MZINGWANE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 48749125391     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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