Essays about: "importance of dam"
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1. Water quality improvement of highway runoff by the filter material D-Rainclean : A five-month field trial
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Highway runoff and its pollutants are of growing concern. These pollutants require treatment as their concentration often are increased. A common removal method is the use of sedimentation ponds that removes particulates through gravity. READ MORE
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2. Use of Digital Image Correlation for monitoring of concrete buttress dam failure model tests
University essay from KTH/BetongbyggnadAbstract : The monitoring of dam structures is of great importance for the safety of the dam.A dam failure can cause disastrous consequences for people and infrastructure downstream.Dams are monitored by periodic inspections and monitoring systems. READ MORE
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3. The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam : A study of its ontological importance and impact on Ethiopia
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : How does the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam affect Ethiopia’s ontological security? This study proposes that the ontological security perspective must be comprehended within the analysis of the dam’s importance, in order to grasp certain dimensions of security which otherwise could remain unnoticed. Thus, the fact that Ethiopia has executed the dam’s building, despite the regional controversy and different forms of attacks it has implied – and was expected to imply in the initial case - suggests that the traditional security perspective is not sufficient in order to understand the dam’s causes as well as the long-term determination regarding the dam’s execution. READ MORE
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4. Influence of Foundation Modelling on the Seismic Response of a Concrete Dam
University essay from KTH/BetongbyggnadAbstract : It is of great importance to ensure the structural safety of dams during earthquakes since a failure may cause catastrophic consequences. Conventional computation of the structural response of dams is based on a simplified approach where the foundation is considered as massless. READ MORE
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5. Transboundary Water Cooperation between Bangladesh and India in the Ganges River Basin: Exploring a Benefit-sharing Approach
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Bangladesh and India share 54 transboundary rivers. Despite that, the transboundary water management between these two countries is heavily concentrated on the Ganges river basin, in which, mode of cooperation is still based on physical sharing of water. READ MORE