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Mehmet zger
Department of Civil Engineering,
I.T.U
What is a dam?
Drinking water
Irrigation
Flood control
Hydropower
Navigation
Recreational purposes
Negative impacts
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4.
Parts of a dam
Parts of Dams
Water intake
structures
Sluiceway
Dam body
Reservoir
Flow
Spillway
Upstream
Reservoir
Dam body
Spillway
Downstream
Right abutment
Downstream slope
Upstream slope
Principal chute spillway
Spillway training walls
Berm
Top of dam
Riprap
Emergenc
y spillway
Left abutment
Classification of Dams
According to dams height
Classification of dams:
Gravity dams
Arch dams
Buttress dams
3)Based on Usage of Dam:
Storage dams
Diversion dams
Detention dams
4)
5)
Classification of dams:
steps:
- Reconnaissance survey
(infeasible alternatives eliminated)
- Feasibility study
- Planning study
C) Optimal plans
Check out the relation D versus S.
Available
of construction materials
Flood hazard
Seismic hazard
Spillway location and possibilities
Construction time
Climate (earth fill dam is not appropriate for rainy climates)
Diversion facilities
Sediment problem
Water quality
Transportation facilities
Right of way cost
of dam location:
Geologic formation
Spillway location and capacity
Diversion conditions
Sediment condition
Transportation facilities
Structural design
Availabilty of meterials
f)
Project design
involves the computation of dimensions of the dam.
1. Hydrologic design (max. lake elevation + spillway cap. +
crest elevation)
2. Hydraulic design (static & dynamic loads + spillway
profile + outlet dimensions)
3. Structural design (stress distribution + required
reinforcement)
Dam Break
It is rapid for a concrete dam. See the
textbook for the examples.
Failure of the dam
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3) Foundation Treatment
4)
For
Keyways
Waterstops
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