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Written for dam owners, engineers, and regulators, this guidebook provides information about instrumentation and measurements for monitoring performance of all types of dams. It discusses the committee's methodology and process for selection, measurement instruments and techniques, installation, operation, maintenance, use, and evaluation of instrumentation and measurement systems for dams, appurtenant structures, their foundations, and their environment. Specific chapters discuss topics like: factors affecting dam performance, means and methods of monitoring dam performance, planning and implementation of a monitoring report, data evaluation and reporting, and decision-making. Case histories of instrumentation and monitoring programs at specific dams are provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)