Publication detail

The failure of the Mostiště embankment dam

ŘÍHA, J. ŠVANCARA, J.

Original Title

The failure of the Mostiště embankment dam

English Title

The failure of the Mostiště embankment dam

Type

conference paper

Language

Czech

Original Abstract

The Mostiste Dam on the Oslava River is a roskfill dam with a relatively thin inclined impervious coe.The maximum dam height is 29 m and its crest length is 292 m.The Mostiste Dam was completed in 1960 and at that time it was the first compacted rokfill dam in the Czech Republic (CZ).

English abstract

The Mostiste Dam on the Oslava River is a roskfill dam with a relatively thin inclined impervious coe.The maximum dam height is 29 m and its crest length is 292 m.The Mostiste Dam was completed in 1960 and at that time it was the first compacted rokfill dam in the Czech Republic (CZ).

Key words in English

The failure of the Mostiště embankment dam

Authors

ŘÍHA, J.; ŠVANCARA, J.

RIV year

2006

Released

6. 9. 2006

Publisher

Thomas Telford Publishing

Location

University of Durham, GB

ISBN

0-7277-3470-9

Book

Improvements in reservoir construction, operation and maintenance

Pages from

391

Pages to

403

Pages count

13

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT25231,
  author="Jaromír {Říha} and Jiří {Švancara}",
  title="The failure of the Mostiště embankment dam",
  booktitle="Improvements in reservoir construction, operation and maintenance",
  year="2006",
  pages="391--403",
  publisher="Thomas Telford Publishing",
  address="University of Durham, GB",
  isbn="0-7277-3470-9"
}