Dams: Impacts, Stability and Design -- Contents -- Preface -- Reducing the Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams on Juvenile Anadromous Fishes:Bioengineering Evaluation Using Acoustic Imaging in the Columbia River, USA -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- General Acoustic Imaging Methods -- Fish Behaviors -- Fish Passage Rates -- Fish Entrainment Zones -- Fish and Flow Relationships -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Effects of Jet Grouting on Wetland Invertebrates at Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam, Folsom, California -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Adjustments Caused by Check Dams for Ephemeral Channels (South-East Spain, Western Mediterranean) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Embankment Overflow Protection Systems and Earth Dam Spillways -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Embankment Dam Overflow Systems (1) the Minimum Energy Loss Weird Design -- 3. Embankment Dam Overflow Systems (2) Concrete Macro-Roughness Elements -- 4. Embankment Dam Overflow Systems (3) Embankment Overflow Stepped Spillways -- 5. Embankment Dam Overflow Systems (4) Earth Dam Spillways with Pre-Cast Concrete Blocks -- 6. Design Considerations -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix I - Professor Gordon Reinecke McKay (1913-1989) -- References -- Internet References -- Discrete Element Method for the Force Distribution in a Concrete-Faced Rockfill Dam -- Abstract -- 1. Concrete-faced Rockfill Dams in China -- 2. Fundamental Study on Rockfill -- 3. Tsinghua DEM Simulation (THDEM) -- 4. A Small-scale CFRD Preparation -- 5. Force Distributions in the Rockfill -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Erosive and Environmental Impact of Hydrological Correction Check Dam -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction and Aims -- 2. Area of Study -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Acknowedgements -- 7. References -- Changes in a River-Coastal Aquifer System and Saltwater Intrusion Risk Related with Recent Dam Construction (Motril-Salobrena Aquifer, Spain) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Geographical and Hydrogeological Setting -- Rules Dam -- Impacts of the Rules Dam -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Analysis of Factors Influencing the Extent of Hydrological Changes of Annual Maximum and Minimum Flow Downstream from Dams in Quebec -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- II. Methodology -- III. Results -- IV. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Growing More Rice with Less Water in Asia: Identifying and Exploring Opportunities through System of Rice Intensification -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Biological Mechanism of Water-Saving Agriculture and SRI Cultural Practices -- Engaging Farmers, Researchers and Extension Workers through SRI for Better On-Farm Management for 'More Crop Per Drop' -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Acknowledgements -- References -- A Novel Memory Based Stress-Strain Model for Reservoir Characterization -- Abstract -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Theoretical Development -- Case Study -- Results and Discussion -- Dependence on Time -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Index.