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... reservoir . A UNESCO study also denied that the filling of the reservoir was responsible for the two major shocks of September and December , 1967. Other experts maintained that although the small shocks could be attributed to the reservoir ...
... reservoir . A UNESCO study also denied that the filling of the reservoir was responsible for the two major shocks of September and December , 1967. Other experts maintained that although the small shocks could be attributed to the reservoir ...
Page 110
... reservoir load- ing , it is impossible to predict with certainty whether hazardous earthquakes are likely to be triggered by the filling of a large res- ervoir . " ' 25 The working party acknowledged that it had no method for estimating ...
... reservoir load- ing , it is impossible to predict with certainty whether hazardous earthquakes are likely to be triggered by the filling of a large res- ervoir . " ' 25 The working party acknowledged that it had no method for estimating ...
Page 223
... reservoir's waters , the fine particles of silt that have been deposited in the reservoir form a brick - hard pan as they build up . Even when the last waters of the reservoir have drained away , therefore , the land beneath will not be ...
... reservoir's waters , the fine particles of silt that have been deposited in the reservoir form a brick - hard pan as they build up . Even when the last waters of the reservoir have drained away , therefore , the land beneath will not be ...
Contents
BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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