Sustainable use of natural resources is of great importance worldwide. For reservoirs, the
loss of storage to sedimentation is a major challenge to their sustainable use. Several …

Siltation is one of the most common problems in storage projects and attached structures
around the world, due to its effects on a project's life span and operational efficiency. A three …

Worldwide large dams are being discouraged on environmental, social or political grounds.
Small-to-medium-sized cascade reservoirs with the hydropower projects are being …

The concept of sustainable development is gaining popularity and hydroelectric projects
designed and operated on this concept require sediment management as prime design …

A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of erosion and sedimentation in reservoirs
under different management conditions is required to anticipate sedimentation issues and …

Hydropower projects located on rivers transporting heavy sediment loads require design
and operation criteria based on sediment management as a means of sustaining the project …

Building non-core rock-fill dams is amongst the most effective methods of controlling floods.
In flood events the input-flow of such dams typically contains a considerable amount of …

Sediment flushing is one of the proposed methods for preserving the storage capacity of
dam reservoirs. In free-flow flushing (ie, flushing with complete drawdown), the incoming …