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Lecture

Reservoirs and Dams: Sediment Management and Operation

Description

This lecture covers the management of sediment in reservoirs and dams, discussing the impact of sedimentation on storage capacity, the methods for sediment flushing, and the challenges posed by sediment accumulation. It also explores the operation of reservoirs under different conditions, such as the evolution of water levels and the problems caused by sediment deposits.

Instructors (3)

Giovanni De Cesare

Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso

Azin Amini

Education: MSc.: Structural Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2002 Master Thesis: "Three dimensional analysis of crack propagation in Latiyan butress dam using smeard crack model" BSc.: Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2000

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