Dam safety

Dam safety

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multipurpose project

Energy; Hydro dam

A project designed for irrigation, power, flood control, municipal and industrial, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits, in any combinations of two or more. Contrasted to single-purpose ...

intake

Energy; Hydro dam

Placed at the beginning of an outlet-works waterway (power conduit, water supply conduit), the intake establishes the ultimate drawdown level of the reservoir by the position and size of its ...

reservoir capacity

Energy; Hydro dam

The sum of the dead and live storage of the reservoir.

An active fault that is judged capable of producing macroearthquakes and exhibits one or more of the following characteristics: : Movement at or near the ground surface at least once within the past ...

gate

Energy; Hydro dam

A movable water barrier for the control of water.

concurrent floods

Energy; Hydro dam

Flood flows expected at a point on the river system below a dam at the same time a flood inflow occurs above the dam.

surveys

Energy; Hydro dam

Measure external vertical and horizontal movement on the surface. These instrumentations include triangulation, trilateration, global positioning system (GPS), photogrammetric, and collimation.