STEPHENSON, DAVID A.

ROCKFILL IN HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING. - THE NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO., 1978 - 215 P.; ILLUS

1 - Properties Of Rock And Its Use. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Economics. 1.3. Stone grading and size. 1.4. Types of rock. 1.5. Mechanical properties of rock. 1.6. Gabions. 1.7. Bitumen grouting. 2 - Flow Through Rockfill. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Previous research. 2.3. Head loss equation. 2.4. Depth at emergent face. 2.5. Free surface profile. 2.6. Differential equations of flow. 2.7. Diffusion. 2.8. Simplified analysis of surges. 2.9. Drawdown in rockfill. 3 - Rockfill Dams. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Stability of stones in flowing water. 3.3. Embankment formation under water. 3.4. Throughflow. 3.5. End-tipped embankments for channel closure. 3.6. Reinforced rockfill. 3.7.Rockfill embankments. 4 - Gabion Retaining Walls. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Stability of gabion slopes in water. 4.3. Stability of gabions on horizontal planes in water. 4.4. Stability of stacked gabions in water. 4.5. Embankment load. 4.6. Footings. 4.7. Wire strength. 5 - Energy Dissipation. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Energy loss over drops and steps. 5.3. Energy loss in throughflow. 5.4. Application of result. 5.5. Uniform flow down cascades. 5.6. Hydraulic jump for energy dissipation. 5.7. Scour below wire. 6 - Soil Drainage. 6.1. Problems associated with water in soil. 6.2. Groundwater flow. 6.3. Flownets. 6.4. Phreatic line in unconfined flow. 6.5. Drawdown in embankments. 6.6. Piping. 6.7. Filter design. 6.8. Surface drainage. 7 - Channel Stabilization. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Friction drag. 7.3. Channel cross sectional shape. 7.4. Rock lining. 7.5. River stabilization. 7.6.Local scour. 8 - Waves And Shore Protection. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Waves theory. 8.3. Runup. 8.4. Effect of permeability and drag. 8.5. Riprap sizing. 8.6. Filter layer. 8.7. Breakwater design. 8.8. Coast protection with groynes. 9 - Hydraulic Transport Of Rock. 9.1. Alternative methods of transport. 9.2. Transport mechanics ; vertical pipes. 9.3. Transport mechanics ; horizontal pipes. 9.4. Power requirements. 9.5. Open channel transport.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES-DESIGN.
ROCKFILL.