Down to earth software

Kalkani, E; Foteinopoulos, P

dc.contributor.author	Kalkani, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Foteinopoulos, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:54:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:54:26Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0306400X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27376
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dc.subject.other	Ecosystems	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Laws and legislation	en
dc.subject.other	Reservoirs (water)	en
dc.subject.other	Software engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Structural design	en
dc.subject.other	Curvature	en
dc.subject.other	Radius	en
dc.subject.other	Embankment dams	en
dc.subject.other	civil engineering	en
dc.subject.other	earth dam	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.title	Down to earth software	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Earth dams are large civil engineering structures that affect the environment; not just the ecosystems and the processes of the natural environment but the aesthetics of the landscape as well. Planning engineers, especially those that design earth dams, have to be aware of existing laws and regulations and be able to conduct the environmental studies, but they also need to have the tools to design the most environmentally acceptable version of the structure. A portion of the research performed at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) School of Civil Engineering is presented here. The overall research refers to software written to evaluate alternatives of shapes and sizes, possible locations, and orientations of earth dams. In this article, alternatives of earth dams regarding the radius of curvature of the crest are presented. Along with the curved crest of the dam, all the upstream and downstream contour lines of the dam faces are considered curved at the same radius of curvature.	en
heal.journalName	International Water Power and Dam Construction	en
dc.identifier.volume	57	en
dc.identifier.issue	11	en
dc.identifier.spage	23	en
dc.identifier.epage	25	en