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base thickness

Energy; Hydro dam

Also referred to as base width. The maximum thickness or width of the dam measured horizontally between upstream and downstream faces and normal to the axis of the dam, but ...

watershed

Energy; Hydro dam

The area drained by a river or river system or portion thereof. The watershed for a dam is the drainage area upstream of the dam.

spectra

Energy; Hydro dam

Normally, acceleration response spectra are used to determine the predominant period(s) of the earthquake ground motion.

piezometers

Energy; Hydro dam

An instrument designed to measure water levels or pore water pressures in embankments, foundations, abutments, soil, rock, or concrete. Open system porus-tube, and slotted-pipe ...

inundation map

Energy; Hydro dam

A map showing areas that would be affected by flooding from releases from a dam’s reservoir. The flooding may be from either controlled or uncontrolled releases or as a result of ...

flood storage

Energy; Hydro dam

The retention of water or delay of runoff either by planned operation, as in a reservoir, or by temporary filling of overflow areas, as in the progression of a flood wave through ...

hazard potential classification

Energy; Hydro dam

A system that categorizes dams according to the degree of adverse incremental consequences of a failure or misoperation of a dam. The hazard potential classification does not ...