Dam Engineering
Dam Engineering is an international journal which includes the publication of fully reviewed quantitative papers on all aspects of the planning, design, construction and maintenance of reservoirs, dams and barrages, and scientific aspects of the design, analysis and modelling of dams and associated structures.
An independent journal first published in January 1990, with a well-respected board of reviewers, Dam Engineering represents a much-needed forum, in an organised context, which will appeal not only to the specialist but also to the discipline in general.
To submit a paper to Dam Engineering, please ensure that your manuscript covers topics related to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of reservoirs, dams, and barrages, as well as scientific aspects of dam design, analysis, and modelling. Your paper should offer technical excellence and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in dam engineering.
Your paper should be submitted in English in a word document, with figures and references included. It would be useful to also send your figures as separate files in jpeg or tiff format. There is no limit on word count for your manuscript.
Email your manuscript to Tracey Honney at tracey.honney@btmi.com ensuring you provide your contact information.
After submission, your manuscript will undergo a peer-review process to assess its quality, relevance, and contribution to the field of dam engineering. Be prepared to address any feedback or revisions requested by the reviewers. If revisions are requested, carefully review the feedback provided by the reviewers and make appropriate revisions to your manuscript.
Once your manuscript has been revised and resubmitted, it will undergo further evaluation by the journal’s editorial team. You will be notified of the final decision regarding acceptance for publication.
Submitting a paper to Dam Engineering offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to the exchange of technical information in the field of dam engineering and to showcase your expertise to a global audience of industry professionals.
Dam Engineering has an established editorial advisory board which currently includes:
- Dr H Md Azamathulla, Malaysia
- Dr K Baba, Japan
- Prof Z P Bazant, US
- Prof R M Boes, Switzerland
- A Bozovic, Yugoslavia
- Prof A K Chopra, US
- Prof R W Clough, US
- W S Croucamp, South Africa
- Prof M Fanelli, Italy
- Prof W D L Finn, Canada
- Dr Aytac Guven, Turkey
- Prof J F Hall, US
- Dr Des Hartford, Canada
- Prof E Kalkani, Greece
- Kamal Laksiri, Sri Lanka
- Bayardo Materón, Brazil
- Prof A I B Moffat, UK
- Prof M Pastor, Spain
- Dr W Pircher, Austria
- B Tardieu, France
- Dr M Wieland, Switzerland
- Prof F H Wittman, Switzerland
- Prof W Wittke, Germany
- Dr C H Yeh, US
Topics covered in Dam Engineering include:
- Methods of analysis and modelling aspects of: loads for natural and man-made environments; structure, reservoir and foundation domains; transient and steady state fluid flow; joints, cracks and other discontinuities; transient and steady state temperature effects.
- Behavioural characteristics and material modelling of: mass concrete; embankment material; new materials (including asphaltic concrete and RCC); rock foundations (including jointed rock); fracture in concrete and rock.
- Case studies of the application of advanced analysis and correlation with numerical model and prototype measurements.
- Modelling and analysis for failure and safety criteria.
- Correlation of surveillance data with safety criteria (including expert systems).
- Geometrical design and dam optimisation.
- Quantitative aspects of dam siting and construction.
- Construction: analysis of existing practice; new methods and materials.
- Interaction between civil and mechanical structures.
- Refurbishment of dams and hydro plants, including: analysis of civil structures, and quantitative comparison of structures before and after repair.