Essays about: "Alfonso Navarro Lérida"

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  1. 1. Construction of a dam over the Escartana gully close to Albacete, Spain.

    University essay from KTH/Vattendragsteknik

    Author : Alfonso Navarro Lérida; [2011]
    Keywords : Flooding lamination effect; watershed; roller-compacted concrete; dam; spillway; stilling basin;

    Abstract : The main aim of this Master Thesis is the design of several hydraulic structures to decrease as much as possible the huge flooding caused by the Escartana gully which drains its water towards the city of Albacete (Spain) and its surrounding areas, affecting to their inhabitants; and causing huge material damages in residential and industrial areas, and loss of crops in nearby farmland. Some alternatives such as embankment dams with or without drainage systems inside the dam body and a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dam have been proposed to be built, being necessary to carry out a multicriteria analysis in order to decide which alternative has the best fit according to the analyzed features of the region. READ MORE