Open AccessProtection of population and water retention developments
Author(s) -
Milan Axman,
Šárka Kročová
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/444/1/012001
Subject(s) - czech , civil defense , work (physics) , presentation (obstetrics) , current (fluid) , population , forensic engineering , engineering , environmental planning , environmental science , civil engineering , political science , law , environmental health , mechanical engineering , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , electrical engineering , radiology
This paper deals with the issue of preventive civil protection from emergency incidents in water structures. The first part of the work focuses on the methods of water retention development and its use. Then follows the presentation of current status in the Czech Republic and the world regarding hydro plants. In the last part of this paper the Procedure for Estimating Loss of Life Caused by Dam Failure according to DSO-99-06, used in the USA with parameters of Whaley Dam, is described. The other part deals with possible issues of civil protection in emergency situations in dams.