Johnstown's Flood of 1889
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Johnstown's Flood of 1889
Power Over Truth and The Science Behind the Disaster
Coleman, Neil M.
Springer International Publishing AG
08/2018
256
Dura
Inglês
9783319952154
15 a 20 dias
4122
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Foreword.- Journey into the Past - Introduction.- Dams and Society: Treasures and Troubles - Safety of earthen dams.- Genealogy of the South Fork Dam.- Changes wrought by the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club.- Gathering of Waters - How we study rivers in flood.- Storm Clouds - Dawn of the 1889 flood.- Day of the Dam Breach - Eyewitness account of engineer John Parke.- Aftermath.- Investigation by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).- Post Mortem - Science reveals the true cause.- Autopsy - Probing the ASCE Investigation.- J. Wesley Powell - "The Lesson of Conemaugh".- Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- Technical Appendix.
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South Fork Dam;j. Wesley Powell;Johnstown Flood;1889;Great Flood;Dam Breach;Dam Safety
Foreword.- Journey into the Past - Introduction.- Dams and Society: Treasures and Troubles - Safety of earthen dams.- Genealogy of the South Fork Dam.- Changes wrought by the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club.- Gathering of Waters - How we study rivers in flood.- Storm Clouds - Dawn of the 1889 flood.- Day of the Dam Breach - Eyewitness account of engineer John Parke.- Aftermath.- Investigation by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).- Post Mortem - Science reveals the true cause.- Autopsy - Probing the ASCE Investigation.- J. Wesley Powell - "The Lesson of Conemaugh".- Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- Technical Appendix.
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