An unsurpassed treatise on the state-of-the-science in the research and design of spillways and energy dissipators, Hydraulics of Spillways and Energy Dissipato

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Although hundreds of stilling basins and energy­dissipating devices have been designed in conjunction with spillways, outlet works, and canal structures, it is

Stepped channel design has been in use for more than 3,500 years. Recent advances in technology have triggered a regained interest in stepped design, although m