TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Safety of Dams: Flood and Earthquake Criteria SN - 978-0-309-03532-3 DO - 10.17226/288 PY - 1985 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/288/safety-of-dams-flood-and-earthquake-criteria PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences KW - Engineering and Technology AB - From earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events. Recommendations for action and for further research to improve dam safety evaluations are presented. ER -