An Introduction to Reservoir Sedimentation for Professional Engineers

Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in reservoir sedimentation. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. BASIC OBJECTIVES, 3. PLANNING AND DESIGN OBJECTIVES, 4. FIELD FACILITIES, 5. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS OF RESERVOIR AREA, 6. CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENT RANGES, 7. NUMBERING SEDIMENT RANGES, 8. LOCATING AND SPACING RANGES, 9. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING RANGE NETWORKS, 10. RANGE MONUMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL MARKERS, 11. PERMANENT MONUMENTS, 12. SEMI-PERMANENT RANGE MARKERS, 13. TEMPORARY MARKERS, 14. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIELD FACILITIES, 15. REMOVAL OF VEGETATION ALONG RANGE LINES, 16. BANK LINE SURVEY DATA, 17. SEDIMENT SURVEY GRIDS, 18. COMPONENTS OF RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION SURVEYS, 19. FIELD MEASUREMENTS, 20. LABORATORY ANALYSES, 21. PROCESSING FIELD DATA, 22. ANALYSIS OF FIELD DATA, 23. INITIAL SURVEYS, 24. USE OF ECHO-SOUNDERS IN INITIAL SURVEYS, 25. PRESERVATION OF SURVEY RECORDS, 26. RESURVEYS, 27. FIELD SURVEY METHODS, 28. ALTERNATIVE METHODS, 29. SEDIMENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT AND GRADATION OF DEPOSITS.