Hydraulic principles of the 2,268-year-old Dujiangyan Project in China

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 538-546

  Zhang, Shanghong ^a   Yi, Yujun ^b   Liu, Yan ^a   Wang, Xingkui ^c  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient hydraulic project; Dujiangyan project; Hydrodynamics; Sustainable utilization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; DUJIANGYAN PROJECT; HYDRAULIC PROJECTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY; MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION; TIME BASED MAINTENANCE;

DESIGN; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; MAINTENANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SEDIMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; DISCHARGE; ENGINEERING; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; RIVER FLOW; SPILLWAY; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEIR; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

CHINA; DUJIANGYAN; SICHUAN;

EID: 84879577923     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000675     Document Type: Article

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