Hydraulic Rubber Dam: An Effective Water Management Technology

Hydraulic Rubber Dam: An Effective Water Management Technology is a go-to source for information on the materials, manufacture, mechanics and functional benefit of rubber dams in water management. The book serves as a primer and manual for researchers in academia and industry, as well as engineers in the field. Rubber dams are made of reinforced rubber bags inflated either by water or air and anchored to the channel bed, to allow for control and management of water in small rivers and stream channels. This book gives a detailed background to the question of water conservation, before providing thorough coverage of how inflatable rubber dam technology contributes to this picture.

This book demonstrates proper manufacture and use of rubber dams to increase water storage for release / delivery during drought; allow even distribution of water across populations; increase water use efficiency and conservation of water, and prevent flooding. In particular, this book details specialist manufacturing techniques, including development of rubber compounds and fabric; the bonding and anchoring systems which hold the rubber dam to the underlying concrete structure, and the inflation and deflation mechanisms for rubber dams. The book provides a holistic life cycle assessment of rubber dams, to give additional insight to readers looking to deploy rubber dam technology.

Demonstrates proper use of rubber dams in water management, especially in flood prevention and water conservation during droughtIncludes guidance on the materials engineering of rubber and technical fabrics involved in the construction of the dams, the bonding and anchoring systems, and inflation and deflation mechanismsThorough coverage of modelling and stress analysis, along with life cycle assessment of inflatable rubber dams

1. Rubber Dam - An Introduction 2. Water Conservation Technologies 3. Raw Materials - Rubber Dam 4. Manufacturing Process - Reinforced Rubber Sheet for Rubber Dam 5. Bonding and Anchoring System for Rubber Dam 6. Inflation and Deflation of Rubber Dam 7. Life Cycle Assessment of Rubber Dam