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Construction of A Dam Embankment with Nonstationary Queues
A conference paper written by Photos G. Ioannou.

Engineering and Design - Arch Dam Design
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Construction Control for Earth and Rock-Fill Dams
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Design and Construction of Levees
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Earth and Rock-Fill Dams - General Design and Construction Considerations
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Gravity Dam Design
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Hydraulic Design of Lock Culvert Valves
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Hydraulic Design of Navigation Dams
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Hydraulic Design of Navigation Locks
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Seepage Analysis and Control for Dams with CH 1
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering and Design - Stability of Earth and Rock-Fill Dams
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Brick Masonry Details, Caps and Copings, Corbels and Racking
Recommendations are provided for the development of successful details using brick masonry. Detailing of caps, copings, corbels and racking is specifically addressed.

Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Small Embankment Dams
These guidelines are intended to illustrate the general minimum requirements of the Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, for the design and construction of a small earthfill dam.

Holding Back the Waters ----Dams as Water Resource Monuments
A conference paper by Joe Gelt.

Hoover Dam Learning Packet
Downloadable as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files.