FROM THEORY TO FIELD EVIDENCE: OBSERVATIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF AN EARTHFILL DAM, OVER LONG TIME SCALES

From Theory to Field Evidence: Observations on the Evolution of the Settlements of an Earthfill Dam, over Long Time Scales

Unprecedented flooding events put dams and downstream communities at risk, as evidenced by the recent cases of the Oroville and Whaley bridge dams.Empirical models may describe expected ‘normal’ Green Tea dam behaviour, but they do not account for changes due to recurring extreme weather events.Numerical modelling provides insights into

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Military Corps of the Kuznetsk District in the First Half of the XVIII Century: Staff, Manpower, and Occupation in the Context of Regional Administrative Processes

The article features the staff, manpower, occupation, and subordination issues in the military corps of the Kuznetsk district in the fi st half of the XVIII century.Th frontier exploration into the southern border regions of Western Siberia caused administrative transformations in the region.The research relied on management and accounting document

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