Dam safety

Dam safety

Industry: Energy

Contributors in Dam safety

Dam safety

That part of the valley side against which the dam is constructed. An artificial abutment is sometimes constructed, as a concrete gravity section, to take the thrust of an arch dam where there is no ...

drum gate

Energy; Hydro dam

A type of spillway gate consisting of a long hollow drum. The drum may be held in its raised position by the water pressure in a flotation chamber beneath the drum.

orographic

Energy; Hydro dam

Physical geography that pertains to mountains and to features directly connected with mountains and their general effect on storm path and generation of rainfall.

epicenter

Energy; Hydro dam

The point on the earth's surface located vertically above the point where the first rupture and the first earthquake motion occur.

flood gate

Energy; Hydro dam

A gate to control flood release from a reservoir.

damping

Energy; Hydro dam

Resistance that reduces vibrations by energy absorption. There are different types of damping such as viscous, Coulomb, and geometric damping.

industrial waste dam

Energy; Hydro dam

An embankment dam, usually built in stages, to create storage for the disposal of waste products from an industrial process. The waste products are conveyed as fine material suspended in water to the ...