Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs Sbastien Erpicum Erpicum, Sbastien Frdric Laugier Laugier, Frdric Jean-Louis Boillat

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Book Description: Taylor and Francis(CRC Press), 2011. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 9.685 by 6.85 inches. (314 pages) Labyrinth spillways are almost as old as dam engineering. In spite of the fact that they appear as a very good technical-economical compromise, only 0.1% of large dams are equipped with such weirs. The main reason for this is that traditional labyrinth weirs usually cannot be installed on top of concrete gravity dams as they require a large foundation surface. In 2003 an improved concept of traditional labyrinth spillway emerged, with alveoli developed in overhangs from a reduced support area: the Piano Key Weir (PKW). The Piano Key Weir is a weir of particular geometry, associating to a labyrinth shape the use of overhangs to reduce the basis length. The main advantage of Piano Key Weirs is that it can be directly placed on a dam crest. As a result of extreme fl oods in the recent past, a growing demand for safety in society, and revised hydrological calculations, the need for reliable spillways has consequently become higher. In this context, the Piano Key Weir proves to be an interesting solution to increase the hydraulic capacity of spillway devices. The book contains the state-of-the-art on this still nonconventional hydraulic structure, and is divided into six main themes: Physical Modeling. Hydraulic capacity Physical Modeling. Downstream fittings Numerical Modeling Hydraulic Design Planned and achieved projects Nomenclature, Database, Future

developments. The papers in Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs demonstrate that dam engineering currently experiences a strong revival of labyrinth oriented weirs, and are particularly of interest to academia, researchers and professionals working in the area of hydraulic engineering, and to dam control authorities and dam owners. Preface Acknowledgements Organization Organizing institutions and sponsors Keynote lectures From Labyrinth to Piano KeyWeirs A historical review, A.J. Schleiss General comments on Labyrinths and Piano KeyWeirs: The past and present, F. Lemprire, J.-P. Vigny andA. Ouamane Hydraulic characteristics of labyrinth weirs, B.M. Crookston and B.P. Tullis Physical modeling Hydraulic capacity PKWeir and flap gate spillway for the Gage II Dam, V. Dugu, F. Hachem, J.-L. Boillat, V. Nagel, J.P. Roca and F. Laugier Piano KeyWeir design study at Raviege dam, S. Erpicum, V. Nagel and F. Laugier Nine years of study of the Piano KeyWeir in the university laboratory of Biskra lessons and reflections , A. Ouamane Influence of the Piano KeyWeir height on its discharge capacity, O. Machiels, S. Erpicum, P. Archambeau, B. Dewals and M. Pirotton Study of optimization of labyrinth weir, M. Ben Sad andA. Ouamane Influence of Piano KeyWeir geometry on discharge, R.M. Anderson and B.P. Tullis Study of piano-key morning glory to increase the spillway capacity of the Bage dam, G.M. Cicero, M. Barcouda, M. Luck and E. Vettori Physical modeling Downstream fittings Contribution to the study of the Piano KeyWeirs submerged by the downstream level, F. Belaabed andA. Ouamane Flow properties and residual energy downstream of labyrinth weirs, R. Lopes, J. Matos and J.F. Melo Energy dissipation on a stepped spillway downstream of a Piano KeyWeir Experimental study, S. Erpicum, O. Machiels, P. Archambeau, B. Dewals, M. Pirotton and C. Daux Coupled spillway devices and energy dissipation system at St-Marc Dam (France), M. Leite Ribeiro, J.-L. Boillat, A.J. Schleiss and F. Laugier Energy dissipation downstream of Piano KeyWeirs Case study of Gloriettes Dam (France), M. Bieri, M. Federspiel, J.-L. Boillat, B. Houdant, L. Faramond and F. Delorme Numerical modeling A

sensitivity analysis of Piano KeyWeirs geometrical parameters based on 3D numerical modeling, J. Pralong, F. Montarros, B. Blancher and F. Laugier Hydraulic comparison between Piano KeyWeirs and labyrinth spillways, B. Blancher, F. Montarros and F. Laugier 1D numerical modeling of the flow over a Piano KeyWeir, S. Erpicum, O. Machiels, P. Archambeau, B. Dewals and M. Pirotton Influence of structural thickness of s. Bookseller Inventory # AG0415682827