About the Book: Geotechnics for Catastrophic Flooding Events
Flood management planning and design of flood control facilities has evolved in
recent years. Today, management of floods include planning and construction of
facilities such as dams and detention facilities, coordinated operations of the
reservoirs with flood control reservations, improvement of flood channels and
levees, watershed management and proper land use planning. Flood control refers
to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood
waters. Floods are caused by many factors: heavy rainfall, highly accelerated
snowmelt, severe winds over water, unusual high tides, tsunamis, or failure of
dams, levees, retention ponds, or other structures that