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consequences
Energy; Hydro dam
Potential loss of life or property damage downstream of a dam caused by floodwaters released at the dam or by waters released by partial or complete failure of dam. Also effects ...
joint meters
Energy; Hydro dam
An embedded instrument that uses electrical principles to measure movement across a joint or crack. These can be Carlson type and vibrating-wire.
rock-fill dam
Energy; Hydro dam
An embankment dam in which more than 50% of the total volume is comprised of compacted or dumped cobbles, boulders, rock fragments, or quarried rock generally larger than 3-inch ...
probable maximum (PMF)
Energy; Hydro dam
The flood that may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably possible in the drainage basin under study.
intensity, seismic
Energy; Hydro dam
A numerical index describing the effects of an earthquake on man, manmade structures, or other features of the earth's surface.
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