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DOI	10.1680/ehah.2009.162.4.221
	US Bureau of Reclamation dams in the American west
	Wiltshire, R. L.; Scott, G. A.
通讯作者	Wiltshire, RL
来源期刊	PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE
ISSN	1757-9430
EISSN	1757-9449
出版年	2009
卷号	162 期号:4 页码:219-226
英文摘要	This paper chronicles the Bureau of Reclamation's achievements and contributions in the evolution and advancement of dam engineering during the design and construction of water projects, largely in the twentieth century, to supply water and reclaim the arid lands of the western USA. These contributions and advancements had a significant affect on the rest of the world. The paper first discusses the bureau's masonry and concrete dams and briefly describes the more important dams constructed in each decade, along with how they affected the evolution of concrete dam analysis, modelling, design and construction. The bureau's embankment dams are discussed second, briefly describing the more important dams constructed in each decade, along with how they affected the evolution of embankment dam analysis, design and construction. The paper discusses the early empirical and analytical dam designs, site investigations and laboratory testing, the introduction of soil and rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering, foundation treatment, seismic considerations, as well as lessons learned from the Teton dam failure. Related topics such as the evolution of dam instrumentation and monitoring, and a brief history of the bureau's publications associated with concrete and embankment dam engineering are discussed in the paper.
英文关键词	history dams barrages & reservoirs water supply
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000214876200008
WOS类目	Engineering, Civil
WOS研究方向	Engineering
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/329212
作者单位	[Wiltshire, R. L.] Bur Reclamat, Geotech Serv Div, Denver, CO 80235 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wiltshire, R. L.,Scott, G. A.. US Bureau of Reclamation dams in the American west[J],2009,162(4):219-226.
APA	Wiltshire, R. L.,&Scott, G. A..(2009).US Bureau of Reclamation dams in the American west.PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE,162(4),219-226.
MLA	Wiltshire, R. L.,et al."US Bureau of Reclamation dams in the American west".PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE 162.4(2009):219-226.