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... meters high and the reservoir impounded by it contains a maximum of 35,000 million cubic meters ( Mm3 ) of water . Filling began in 1935. The first shocks were felt in September , 1936. In the following year , as the water height of the ...
... meters high and the reservoir impounded by it contains a maximum of 35,000 million cubic meters ( Mm3 ) of water . Filling began in 1935. The first shocks were felt in September , 1936. In the following year , as the water height of the ...
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... meters high . In- deed , prior to the Alensani earthquake , it was always argued― even by Rothé himself — that only dams over 100 meters high were likely to cause seismic shocks . Alensani disproved that the- ory — a point now fully ...
... meters high . In- deed , prior to the Alensani earthquake , it was always argued― even by Rothé himself — that only dams over 100 meters high were likely to cause seismic shocks . Alensani disproved that the- ory — a point now fully ...
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... ( meters ) Wheat Cotton 2-3 100 100 1-2 50 65 0.5-1 20 50 0.5 and higher 0 10-20 SOURCE : Bruce Stokes , " Bread and ... meters below the surface . When it rose to 1 meter below the surface , and hence into the root zone , wheat yields ...
... ( meters ) Wheat Cotton 2-3 100 100 1-2 50 65 0.5-1 20 50 0.5 and higher 0 10-20 SOURCE : Bruce Stokes , " Bread and ... meters below the surface . When it rose to 1 meter below the surface , and hence into the root zone , wheat yields ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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