Water Resources

Engineering
Assignment

Submitted To:
Engr. Fatima Mehvish
Submitted By:
Fiaz Ahmad
2013-BT-Civil-23

Department of Civil
Engineering

MNS UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING &

TECHNOLOGY MULTAN
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Assignment

Galleries in Gravity Dams:

Galleries are the horizontal or sloping openings or passages left in the body of the dam. They
may run longitudinally (i.e. parallel to dam axis) or traverselly (i.e. normal to the dam axis)
and are provided at various elevations. All the galleries are interconnected by steeply sloping
passages or by vertical shafts fitted with stairs or mechanical lifts.
Constructing a gallery in a RCC dam is difficult because expensive formwork often interferes
with the construction equipments access to the dam. Alternative methods include placing a
non-cemented fill in the region designated to be the gallery, and then excavating the material
after the RCC has hardened. This method allows direct inspection of the concrete, whereas
construction with wood formwork hides the RCC from inspection.

Function and types of galleries in Dams:

Foundation Gallery:
A gallery provided in a dam may serve one particular purpose or more than one purpose. For
example, a gallery provided near the rock foundation, serves to drain off the water which
percolates through the foundations. This gallery is called a foundation gallery or a drainage
gallery.
Function:
It runs longitudinally and is quite near to the upstream face of the dam. Drain holes are drilled
from the floors of this gallery after the foundation grouting has been completed. Seepages is
collected through these drain holes. Besides draining off seepage water, it may be helpful
for drilling and grouting of the foundations, when this cannot be done from the surface of the
dam.

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Inspection Galleries:
The water which seeps through the body of the dam is collected by means of a system of
galleries provided at various elevations and interconnected by vertical shafts, etc. All these
galleries, besides draining off seepage water, serves inspection purpose. They provide
access to the interior of the dam and are, therefore, called inspection purposes. They generally
serve other purposes along with this purpose.
Function:
The main functions are summarized below:
They intercept and drain off the water seeping through the dam body.
They provide access to dam interior for observing and controlling the behavior of the
dam.
They provide enough space for carrying pipes, etc. during artificial cooling of
concrete
Drainage galleries:
A gallery is a small passage in a dam for providing an access to the interior of the dam. The
gallery is usually rectangular in shape with its top and bottom either flat or semicircular. For a
gallery with its top and bottom flat, it is necessary that all the corners should be rounded. The
width of gallery generally varies from 1.5 to 1.8 m. The height of the gallery in between 2.2
to 2.4 m, so that a person can easily walk inside it.

Types of gallery based on uses:

1) Drainage gallery
2) Foundation gallery

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3) Grouting gallery
4) Gate gallery
5) Inspection gallery
Functions of gallery:
To provide drainage of the damsection.
To provide spacefor equipment required for drilling holes andgrouting the hole to
form a groutcurtain in the foundation.
To provide space for header andreturn pipes for post cooling ofconcrete.
A gallery provides an access to theinterior of the dam for inspection and maintenance.
A Gallery also provides space for installing various instruments inthe dam to study its
structural behavior.
A gallery can provide space forthe mechanical and electricalequipment required for
theoperation of gates for spillways andoutlets.

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